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HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM
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Bonewitz, Ra.
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Precious stones -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Precious stones -- Identification -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Gems -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Gems -- Identification -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Gems [electronic res...
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Gems [electronic resource] / Ronald Louis Bonewitz.
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Bonewitz, Ra.
New York : DK Pub., 2013.
Subjects
Precious stones -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Precious stones -- Identification -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Gems -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Gems -- Identification -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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http://ezproxy.librarieshawaii.org:2048/login?url=http://find.galegroup.com/openurl/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&req_dat=info:sid/gale:ugnid:hawaiistatepub&res_id=info:sid/gale:GVRL&ctx_enc=info:ofi:enc:UTF-8&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:book&rft_id=info:sid/gale:bmcode:recid/6MXM
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9781465415653 (electronic book)
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Gale virtual reference library.
Smithsonian nature guide (New York, N.Y.)
Description:
1 online resource (224 p.) : ill. (chiefly col.).
Edition:
1st American ed.
Contents:
What is a gem? -- How gems form -- Crystals -- Classifying gems -- Physical properties -- Optical properties -- Where gemstones are found -- Mining gemstones -- Cutting gems -- Polishing and engraving gems -- Gem enhancement -- Synthetic gems -- History and folklore -- Collecting gems -- Gemstones. Precious metals -- Cut stones -- Organics -- Glossary.
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Provides a thorough introduction and detailed, clearly illustrated profiles of hundreds of examples of precious metals, cut stones, and organics.
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