Imagine Earth as a giant treasure chest with priceless jewels, glittering gems, and valuable minerals--and unlock that box with this full-color guide to safe, environmentally sound ways of collecting these riches. Understand the properties of these stones, decode the secrets of crystals, and discover how gems and minerals are formed and identified. Examine famous gems in history and see how gems and minerals are used in jewelry and industry. Go on your own to search for precious stones with the information on where to look and what equipment and techniques to use. An identification guide help you classify your finds, and breathtaking photographs showcase exquisite examples from amber and amethyst to quartz and zircon.
- ISBN10 0806997680
- ISBN13 9780806997681
- Publish Date 31 December 2000 (first published 31 August 1999)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Sterling Publishing (NY)
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 80
- Language English