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AuthorRead, Peter G.TitleGemmology / P.G. Read.Edition3rd ed.
PublishedAmsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier Butterworth Heinemann, 2005.FormatBook
Description324 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

LinkTable of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0613/2006275265.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0645/2006275265-d.html
NotesIncludes bibliographical references (p. 267-268) and index.
ContentsThe geological origin, occurrence and locality of gemstones -- The chemical composition of gemstones -- Crystallography -- Cleavage, parting and fracture -- Hardness -- Specific gravity, density and relative density -- Colour, lustre and sheen -- Reflection and refraction -- Polarization and pleochroism -- Spectroscopy -- Luminescent, electrical and thermal properties of gemstones -- The hand lens, microscope and Chelsea filter -- Gemstone enhancement -- Synthetic gemstones and gemstone simulants -- Identifying inorganic gemstones and their synthetic counterparts -- Identifying inorganic gemstone simulants -- Identifying organic gem materials and their simulants -- The fashioning of gemstones -- Practical gemstone identification.
ISBN07506644959780750664493SubjectPrecious stones.
Gems.

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