Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals: Identification, Values, Lapidary Uses
Three Guides in One! Identification, Values, Lapidary Uses
Designed with beginners in mind, yet filled with valuable technical information for advanced collectors, "Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals" takes you from being just someone who appreciates rocks to a true "collector."
Easy-to-use, quick reference format arranged by category and color of stone
Covers both lapidary and mineral display materials
Provides values and tips for locating, buying and collecting
Includes organics such as amber, bone, coral, pearl and shell
Lists chemical group, system, hardness, opacity, fracture, specific gravity and more
Contains more than 650 full-color photos
Foreword by Johann Zenz, world renowned agate expert, author and lecturer
- Author
- Patti Polk
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 271
- Publisher
- Krause Publications
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9781440204159
- Genres
- science, geology
- Release date
- 2010
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