Gems and gemstones : timeless natural beauty of the mineral world / Lance Grande and Allison Augustyn ; with photography by John Weinstein and Lance Grande.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780226305110 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0226305112
- Physical Description: 369 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
- Publisher: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2009.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-359) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction to gems -- The formation of gems -- The classification of inorganic gems -- Inorganic gem types -- Inorganic gems not described here -- Organically dervived gems -- Organic gem types -- Precious metals (primarily gold) -- Synethetic gems, simulant gems, and augmentation -- Mining -- Ethics -- Folkore, mysticism, and magic -- Birthstones -- History of The Field Museum's Gem Halls -- Exhibition team for the Grainger Hall of Gems. |
Action Note: | cat 20090415 asg/mpl cat 20090415 asg/mpl |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Precious stones. Gems. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | QE 392 .G675 2009 | 30540575 | General Collection | Available | - |
Electronic resources
CHOICE_Magazine Review
Gems and Gemstones : Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World
CHOICE
Copyright American Library Association, used with permission.
This beautifully, extensively illustrated volume by Grande and Augustyn (both, The Field Museum, Chicago) will enhance any coffee table. Although one of many such works, this book is unique in that it features the mineral specimens--cut precious and semiprecious stones/jewelry displayed in the museum's Grainger Hall of Gems. The authors have admirably achieved their stated objective of establishing a tie between finished gems and their natural origin. The book provides the most common sources of all discussed gems and semiprecious materials along with locations of the largest known examples of each gem variety. Introductory sections devoted to the nature, properties, formation, and classification of gems are presented in a fashion that should maximize their value to the nontechnical reader. Presentations are similar in later chapters. A number of typos and factual errors should be corrected in any subsequent printings (e.g., cinnabar is not an oxide; pegmatite is not volcanic; the Cullman diamond is not from Kimberley; most of the De Beers "mega-mining" operations are not in Canada, but in Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa). Includes nearly 300 color images of museum pieces (all appropriately catalogued), an extensive glossary of technical terms, a list of references, and a subject index. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates, two-year technical program students, and general readers. M. E. McCallum emeritus, Colorado State University