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Author : William D. Birch
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book Gem Minerals of Victoria written by William D. Birch and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William D. Birch
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ISBN 13 : 9781921833069
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (33 download)
Download or read book Gemstones in Victoria written by William D. Birch and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Victoria is often seen as the forgotten state when it comes to gem minerals. The history of gems in Victoria is inextricably linked to the discovery of gold in 1851. In 1854, George Milner Stephen publicised for the first time, the discovery of gems in Victoria. These included blue and white sapphires from Ballarat diggings and rubies, topaz and garnet from the River Ovens in northeast Victoria. In 1857, well-known German natural historian Ludwig Becker reported that these same gems could also be found where there was gold.
Author : Derrick Ian Stone
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Gemstones of Victoria written by Derrick Ian Stone and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arthur Herbert Church
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Precious Stones Considered in Their Scientific and Artistic Relations written by Arthur Herbert Church and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Victoria Finlay
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0345466950
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)
Download or read book Jewels written by Victoria Finlay and published by Random House Trade Paperbacks. This book was released on 2007-08-14 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure travel, geology, exciting new research, and her own irresistible charm, Finlay has fashioned a treasure hunt for some of the most valuable, glamorous, and mysterious substances on earth. With the same intense curiosity and narrative flair she displayed in her widely-praised book Color, Finlay journeys from the underground opal churches of outback Australia to the once pearl-rich rivers of Scotland; from the peridot mines on an Apache reservation in Arizona to the remote ruby mines in the mountains of northern Burma. She risks confronting scorpions to crawl through Cleopatra’s long-deserted emerald mines, tries her hand at gem cutting in the dusty Sri Lankan city where Marco Polo bartered for sapphires, and investigates a rumor that fifty years ago most of the world’s amber was mined by prisoners in a Soviet gulag. Jewels is a unique and often exhilarating voyage through history, across cultures, deep into the earth’s mantle, and up to the glittering heights of fame, power, and wealth. From the fabled curse of the Hope Diamond, to the disturbing truths about how pearls are cultured, to the peasants who were once executed for carrying amber to the centuries-old quest by magicians and scientists to make a perfect diamond, Jewels tells dazzling stories with a wonderment and brilliance truly worthy of its subjects.
Author : Adrienne Munich
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 0813944015
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (139 download)
Download or read book Empire of Diamonds written by Adrienne Munich and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1850, the legendary Koh-i-noor diamond, gem of Eastern potentates, was transferred from the Punjab in India and, in an elaborate ceremony, placed into Queen Victoria’s outstretched hands. This act inaugurated what author Adrienne Munich recognizes in her engaging new book as the empire of diamonds. Diamonds were a symbol of political power—only for the very rich and influential. But, in a development that also reflected the British Empire’s prosperity, the idea of owning a diamond came to be marketed to the middle class. In all kinds of writings, diamonds began to take on an affordable romance. Considering many of the era’s most iconic voices—from Dickens and Tennyson to Kipling and Stevenson—as well as grand entertainments such as The Moonstone, King Solomon’s Mines, and the tales of Sherlock Holmes, Munich explores diamonds as fetishes that seem to contain a living spirit exerting powerful effects, and shows how they scintillated the literary and cultural imagination. Based on close textual attention and rare archival material, and drawing on ideas from material culture, fashion theory, economic criticism, and fetishism, Empire of Diamonds interprets the various meanings of diamonds, revealing a trajectory including Indian celebrity-named diamonds reserved for Asian princes, such as the Great Mogul and the Hope Diamond, their adoption by British royal and aristocratic families, and their discovery in South Africa, the mining of which devastated the area even as it opened the gem up to the middle classes. The story Munich tells eventually finds its way to America, as power and influence cross the Atlantic, bringing diamonds to a wide consumer culture.
Author : Derrick I. Stone
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Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (49 download)
Download or read book Gemstones of Victoria written by Derrick I. Stone and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ana Victoria Calderon
Publisher : Quarry Books
ISBN 13 : 1631598805
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (315 download)
Download or read book Creative Watercolor and Mixed Media written by Ana Victoria Calderon and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A follow-up to Ana Victoria Calderon's Creative Watercolor, Creative Watercolor and Mixed Media combines watercolor with a whole new lineup of materials and depicts a variety of natural and mystical motifs.
Author : Robin Hansen
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691214484
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)
Download or read book Gemstones written by Robin Hansen and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: London: Natural History Museum, 2022, as: The Natural History Museum book of gemstones: a concise reference guide.
Author : sir Arthur Herbert Church
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Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (191 download)
Download or read book Precious Stones written by sir Arthur Herbert Church and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bruce H. Johanson
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Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Victoria, the Gem of Forest Hill written by Bruce H. Johanson and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Victoria Finlay
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ISBN 13 : 9780340830130
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Buried Treasure written by Victoria Finlay and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intrepid journey to uncover the secret histories of precious stones. Victoria's search takes her to Egypt to find the lost emerald mines of Cleopatra, to the Australian opal fields with their underground towns, to Burma where she is spied on by the military junta, and to a secret location to meet the world's best diamond cutter. She reveals the wealth of human stories behind gemstones, and discovers, with the advent of synthetics, an industry on the brink of crisis.
Author : Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3662042886
Total Pages : 575 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Dictionary of Gems and Gemology written by Mohsen Manutchehr-Danai and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 575 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The rapid growth of gemological sciences and mineralogy demands a dictionary such as this for gemologists, mineralogists, geologists, jewel dealers, industry and hobbyists. With some 16,000 comprehensive definitions, supplemented by more than 250 diagrams and figures, this is a one-stop reference to any matter dealing with gems and gemology.
Author : American Short-horn Breeders' Association
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 750 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book American Herd Book written by American Short-horn Breeders' Association and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 926 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book The American Shorthorn Herd Book written by and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 926 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Lewis Falley Allen
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 752 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (32 download)
Download or read book The American Short-horn Herd Book written by Lewis Falley Allen and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744084873
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)
Download or read book Gem written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-03-07 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prepare to be dazzled by this shining and sumptuous visual guide to the world’s greatest treasures. Feast your eyes on glittering gemstones, kaleidoscopic minerals, and famous trinkets in this comprehensive exploration of Earth’s finest jewels. Following a foreword from Aja Raden, hundreds of pages take a lavish look at precious stones, precious metals, and organic gems in all their natural wonder. From agate to zoisite, everything under the Sun is encapsulated in spectacular photography and accessible text. Trace the history of gemmology and get the inside story on our planet’s most famous and fabulous gems, including the mysterious Hope Diamond, the stunning Koh-i-Noor of the Crown Jewels, and exquisite Fabergé eggs. Find out their physical properties, check the price tags, and discover the most remarkable record-breakers. This exceptionally extravagant book is a picture-packed, fact-filled celebration guaranteed to bring sparkle to your life and your library.
