Gemstones of the World

Name: Gemstones of the World
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781454909538
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Newly Revised Fifth Edition

By Walter Schumann

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Summary

Gemstones of the World by Walter Schumann is a comprehensive guide that demystifies the appreciation, buying, and selling of gemstones. It offers detailed coverage of over 1,800 gemstones, exploring their history, geographical sources, physical and chemical properties, and formation processes. The book also explains optical characteristics such as luminescence and refraction and includes information on gemstone cuts, polishing, hardness, classification, and rarity. Richly illustrated with colour photographs, charts, and diagrams, it is an essential reference for anyone interested in gems.
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Format: Hardback

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This book is ideal for gem enthusiasts, jewellery professionals, collectors, and students of mineralogy seeking a thorough and accessible reference on gemstones.

With more than a million copies printed in 18 languages, here comes a more up-to-date version of the most complete reference book ever published on the subject of gemstones.

Description

This definitive guide takes the mystery out of appreciating, buying and selling gemstones. It covers everything from the romance and history of more than 1,800 gemstones to their geographic locations; scientific, physical and colour properties; and the way they are formed, structured and mined.

The book also fully covers the optical features of gems—light and colour, luminescence, refraction and inclusions—and provides key information about the densities and chemical elements of each stone, with fascinating details on different cuts, polishing, gems, hardness, cleavage, classification, trade names, rarity, and more.

There are also many charts and diagrams, as well as magnificent colour photographs of the stones with data about them on the facing page.

If you want only one book on gemstones in your library, Gemstones of the World by Walter Schumann would be the one!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454909538

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 July 2013

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square & Co.

Illustration: all in color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 132.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 640g

Pages: 320

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About the Author

Walter Schumann is a leading expert and researcher on gemstones. In addition to the perennially successful Gemstones of the World, first published in 1976, he has authored Collins Guide to Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones and Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones, among other authoritative rock and mineral identification guides. Schumann lives in Germany.