The National Gem Collection
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.97 (909 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0810927586 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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Sharon Brockmeier said Five Stars. It was in great condition.. Beautiful A Customer This is a beautiful book with lots of interesting information on the gem collection.. very nice to peruse This book is more suited to enjoying the pictures than the text, but both are fine in every way. Almost all the stones in the book have exceptional color - or colors as the case may be. The front cover, going roughly from top to bottom counter clockwise, features a 99.82 carat fluorite, sitting on top of the 858 carat uncut Gachala Emerald (and the original cover looks way better), the lower left features a 3very nice to peruse Ray Barnes This book is more suited to enjoying the pictures than the text, but both are fine in every way. Almost all the stones in the book have exceptional color - or colors as the case may be. The front cover, going roughly from top to bottom counter clockwise, features a 99.82 carat fluorite, sitting on top of the 858 carat uncut Gachala Emerald (and the original cover looks way better), the lower left features a 34.07 carat red spinel from Mogok, next is a 52.26 carat calcite, and to the right a 17.85 carat diamond crystal from Murfreesboro, Arkansas. The back cover has a spectacular 181.9 carat Cooper Pedy white opal, th. .07 carat red spinel from Mogok, next is a 52.26 carat calcite, and to the right a 17.85 carat diamond crystal from Murfreesboro, Arkansas. The back cover has a spectacular 181.9 carat Cooper Pedy white opal, th
Jeffrey E. The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History holds the world's greatest collection of gems. Post, curator of the National Gem and Mineral Collection, discusses everything from diamonds, rubies, and emeralds to jade and lapis lazuli, as well as the Hope Diamond and other world-famous stones in the museum's collection. More than 100 stunning photographs capture the colors and brilliance of these wonders of the mineral kingdom.. In this beautiful book, now available in paperback, Dr
This volume makes an excellent companion to Gems and Crystals from the American Museum of Natural History (LJ 1/1/91). Among the famous jewels profiled are the Hope Diamond, the Napoleon Diamond Necklace, the Marie-Antoinette Earrings, and the Hooker Emerald. Natural Science Book Club alternate selection.?Stephen Allan Patrick, East Tennessee State Univ. From Library Journal This beautifully illustrated work commemorates the reconstruction of the gem and mineral hall at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History. Lib., Johnson CityCopyright 1997 Reed Business Inform
Smithsonian Institution is the most visited museum complex in the world, with more than 30 million annual visitors.