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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Morgan, Diane, 1947-
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Rubies.
Rubies -- History.
Hindu mythology.
Hindu mythology -- History.
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Fire and blood : rub...
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Fire and blood : rubies in myth, magic, and history / Diane Morgan.
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Morgan, Diane, 1947-
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2008.
Subjects
Rubies.
Rubies -- History.
Hindu mythology.
Hindu mythology -- History.
ISBN:
9780275993047 (alk. paper) :
0275993043 (alk. paper)
Description:
xii, 174 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents:
The conundrum of corundum -- Birth of the stone -- The heart of the matter and a matter of the heart -- Caste, color, and cost -- The mines of Myanmar and elsewhere -- The king of stones--and the stone of kings -- Magic in the stone -- Synthetic rubies, fake rubies, and no rubies at all.
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