Gemmology
2nd Edition
Published on 6. February 1991
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-471-52667-4 (ISBN)
Description
This new edition revises a work made obsolete by the numerous developments of the past decade in gems and instrumentation. Since it is the chemical, crystallographic, physical and optical properties that characterize and identify gems, emphasis is placed on the methods and instruments used in their determination.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
tables
Dimensions
Height: 243 mm
Width: 196 mm
Weight
822 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-52667-4 (9780471526674)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Origin and Occurrence of Gemstones; Crystal Chemistry; Crystallography; Physical Properties of Gem Materials; Visual Characteristics of Gems; Optical Tests; The Microscope and its Use; The Spectroscope; Methods of Gem Synthesis; Imitation and Assembled Stones; Gemstone Enhancements; Gemstone Fashioning; Descriptive Gemology; Gem Determinitive Table.