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000309381 05000 $$aTS752$$b.R44 2005
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000309381 1001_ $$aRead, Peter G.
000309381 24510 $$aGemmology /$$cP.G. Read.
000309381 250__ $$a3rd ed.
000309381 260__ $$aAmsterdam ;$$aBoston :$$bElsevier Butterworth Heinemann,$$c2005.
000309381 300__ $$a324 p., [4] p. of plates :$$bill. (some col.) ;$$c24 cm.
000309381 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 267-268) and index.
000309381 5050_ $$aThe geological origin, occurrence and locality of gemstones -- The chemical composition of gemstones -- Crystallography -- Cleavage, parting and fracture -- Hardness -- Specific gravity, density and relative density -- Colour, lustre and sheen -- Reflection and refraction -- Polarization and pleochroism -- Spectroscopy -- Luminescent, electrical and thermal properties of gemstones -- The hand lens, microscope and Chelsea filter -- Gemstone enhancement -- Synthetic gemstones and gemstone simulants -- Identifying inorganic gemstones and their synthetic counterparts -- Identifying inorganic gemstone simulants -- Identifying organic gem materials and their simulants -- The fashioning of gemstones -- Practical gemstone identification.
000309381 650_0 $$aPrecious stones.
000309381 650_0 $$aGems.
000309381 85200 $$bgen$$hTS752$$i.R44$$i2005
000309381 85641 $$3Table of contents only$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0613/2006275265.html
000309381 85642 $$3Publisher description$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0645/2006275265-d.html
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