The World's Finest Minerals and Crystals

The World's Finest Minerals and Crystals

Author: Peter Bancroft

Publisher: Penguin Putnam

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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Rare specimens of minerals and crystals from private and public collections are depicted in color plates and descriptive notes.


The Essential Guide to Crystals, Minerals and Stones

The Essential Guide to Crystals, Minerals and Stones

Author: Margaret Ann Lembo

Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 458

ISBN-13: 0738732524

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Improve your life on all levels--mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually--with this essential reference guide to 160 easily-procured crystals, minerals, and stones. Packed with practical knowledge and 190 beautiful full-color photos, this easy-to-use handbook will teach you all about the gemstone world. Each page provides you with concise information: stone name and properties, color, corresponding chakra, planet, element, zodiac sign, numerological association, and mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual uses. Margaret Ann Lembo's metaphysical crystal directory will also give you Mohs scale ratings, divinatory meanings, and a series of positive affirmations for each stone. Learn how to charge, cleanse, and use gemstones in healing grids, plus how to use them as oracles for personal development and spiritual awakening. Praise: "When energetically used with the understandings and tips provided in this A-Z essential guide, all good things are possible. Your 'everything' go-to for crystals!"--Cyndi Dale, bestselling author of The Complete Book of Chakra Healing and Beyond Soul Mates "A must-have guide for anyone who even enjoys picking up rocks. Her straight-from-the-hip approach is matched by her passion, love and knowledge of each and every geode, multifaceted crystal, and everything in between."--Joan Ranquet, author of Communication with All Life


Masterpieces of the Mineral World

Masterpieces of the Mineral World

Author: Wendell E. Wilson

Publisher:

Published: 2004-11

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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The collection of natural mineral crystals housed at the Houston Museum of Natural Science is the finest and best known in the world. Now the treasures of this singular collection are shown in resplendent photographs that will seduce both the connoisseur of beauty and the student of natural history.


Gems and Gemstones

Gems and Gemstones

Author: Lance Grande

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2009-11-15

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 0226305112

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"Gems and Gemstones" features nearly 300 color images of cut gems, precious and semiprecious stones, gem-quality mineral specimens, and fine jewelry to be unveiled in the new Grainger Hall of Gems at the Field Museum in Chicago.


Minerals of the World

Minerals of the World

Author: Walter Schumann

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 140275339X

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It's the classic work revised and updated! Identify over 500 of the most collectible minerals quickly and easily with this fully photographed field guide. And this new reissue makes identification easier, with new cleavability ratings for each entry alongside the handy classifications based on streak colour, Mohs' hardness and specific gravity. A complete introductory discussion of mineral forms and properties explains the essential criteria for recognition, and each of the hundreds of minerals (from Ankerite to Zinwaldite) is accompanied by information on its fracture, luster, chemical formula, aggregates, distinguishing characteristics and localities.


Gemstones of the World

Gemstones of the World

Author: Walter Schumann

Publisher: N. A. G. Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 279

ISBN-13: 9780719803017

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A comprehensive manual of the world's gemstones and includes more than 1,400 examples. Opposite each illustration, this text provides a description of the particular stone, including details of the properties and chemical composition which makes the stone unique. It also gives information on location of major deposits, and alternative names.


Gem & Crystal Treasures

Gem & Crystal Treasures

Author: Peter Bancroft

Publisher:

Published: 1984-01-01

Total Pages: 488

ISBN-13: 9780961346119

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100 field trips to many of the world's exotic gem and crystal mines.


The World of Fluorescent Minerals

The World of Fluorescent Minerals

Author: Stuart L. Schneider

Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764325441

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A sweeping survey of the fluorescent minerals of the world shown both in daylight and under the ultraviolet light. Written for the collector and the merely curious, this pictorial reference will capture your attention with its 825 color photos and informative text. It is an essential source for enjoying and identifying fluorescent minerals.


Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones

Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones

Author: Walter Schumann

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9780395511374

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Contains descriptions and photographs of approximately six hundred minerals, rocks, and meteorites, providing information about the history, origin, structure, composition, properties, classification, and location of each specimen.