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Ruby and Sapphire

Author : Richard W. Hughes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780964509719
Total Pages : 816 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book Ruby and Sapphire written by Richard W. Hughes and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the dawn of time, ruby and sapphire have both attracted and fascinated humans in ways that few other items could.While objects of desire are found throughout the natural world, physical beauty is too often ephemeral. From the allure of a man, woman, flower or butterfly, through the fleeting moments of a sunset, there is little that lasts and practically nothing that can be passed down to our descendants. The exception is precious stones. Not only are they the most durable creations of mother nature, but their visual splendor is truly eternal.In this companion to his 2013 book, Ruby & Sapphire--A Collector's Guide, Richard Hughes examines these gems from the gemological standpoint, delving into these gems not just from the aesthetic, but also from the scientific point of view.The product of nearly 40 years of firsthand experience, it covers every aspect of the subject from A-Z. History, sources, prices, quality analysis, synthetics and treatments, everything is here. Ruby & Sapphire--A Gemologist's Guide represents the most comprehensive book ever written on a single precious stone. With over 1000 photos, maps and illustrations and 3500 references, it is nothing less than a tour-de-force of gemological scholarship.

Mogôk

Author : Ted Themelis
Publisher : Ted Themelis
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Mogôk written by Ted Themelis and published by Ted Themelis. This book was released on 2000 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Burma Gazetteer

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Burma Gazetteer written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Burma Banyan

Author : Dawn Fraser Kawahara
Publisher : AuthorHouse
ISBN 13 : 1728323312
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (283 download)

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Download or read book Burma Banyan written by Dawn Fraser Kawahara and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2019-09-18 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In BURMA BANYAN, A Daughter’s Odyssey, the reader is invited on an intimate set of travels as the author overcomes qualms about returning to Burma after a life span. Memories of Dawnie, her child self, besiege her. These memories are not set in the peaceful, civilized atmosphere of Dehra Dun, nestled in the hills north of Delhi, the setting of her notable first memoir–Jackals’ Wedding, A Memoir of a Childhood in British India–but in remote areas of northern Burma and in Mandalay, the capital of “Upper Burmah,” in an unstable atmosphere and generally unsafe surroundings. The Burma sojourn of the author’s immediate family following Japanese occupation during World War II begins with a replay of their last days in India, continuing the compelling true story within a family story. Counterpoint with modern-day travels, the author once again revisits a long-locked past to probe the truth of romanticized early life. She reveals how she and her sister coped with expectations and warnings and absorbed the fears and insecurity of their parents in the aftermath of war to compound their own secret worries, how they became adept at assessing their grownups’ mood swings, and chameleonic in adapting themselves accordingly. Entertaining stories of the generations before, ancestors who settled in India and Burma from faraway lands, flow naturally as the daughters’ parents, Pansy and William, return to live for a time in the country of their birth. Their resulting storm-and-sun relationship, the nucleus of the symbolic “jackals’ wedding,” continues as such in BURMA BANYAN. Kawahara’s odyssey, which completes in an unexpected way, also takes readers from Hawai`i to the British Isles, and forays to Australia and New Zealand in search of “lost” family members. The search for a missing father–and a home–is the taproot of these journeys.

The Mineral Industry

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 958 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book The Mineral Industry written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Jewels

Author : Victoria Finlay
Publisher : Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 0345466950
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (454 download)

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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.

Colored Gemstones

Author : Antoinette Leonard Matlins
Publisher : Gemstone Press
ISBN 13 : 094376372X
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (437 download)

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Download or read book Colored Gemstones written by Antoinette Leonard Matlins and published by Gemstone Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives you all the information you need to buy, collect, sell or simply enjoy sapphires, emeralds, rubies and other coloured gemstones with confidence and knowledge. With more varieties than ever before to choose from, including altogether new gems, revolutionary new cuts and new ways to buy gems -- such as Internet auctions and TV shopping -- there has never been a more exciting time to buy or collect coloured gemstones. But there are also new high-tech treatments and sophisticated frauds to look out for. Lack of information, error or misrepresentation can make the thrill of buying a gem or piece of jewellery confusing, intimidating, overwhelming and costly. Buyers need a source of expert guidance. This practical, comprehensive, easy-to-understand guide provides all the information you need in order to know what to look for, and what to look out for, including: What qualifies as a "gemstone"?; How to evaluate colour -- and its impact on price; Deciding between a natural gem and an enhanced gem . . . and new glass-gemstone compositions; Coloured gemstone synthesis and treatment; What to get in writing; How to get what you want within your budget; Price guides for popular gems, opals and synthetic stones; Important information about buying on the Internet; What to ask when buying the stone . . . and much more! Written by an "insider", this easy-to-read guide is the "unofficial coloured gemstone bible" for anyone who wants to get the most for their money and enjoy what they have purchased.

Picturesque Burma

Author : Alice Marion Rowlands Hart
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 518 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Picturesque Burma written by Alice Marion Rowlands Hart and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Red Ruby

Author : Lars Jakobsen
Publisher : Graphic Universe& 8482
ISBN 13 : 0761379142
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (613 download)

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Download or read book The Red Ruby written by Lars Jakobsen and published by Graphic Universe& 8482. This book was released on 2013 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mortimer Mortensen, a secret agent who travels through time to prevent thieves and saboteurs from rewriting history, journeys from 1802 Burma to the Titanic's maiden voyage to occupied France during World War II, to unravel the mystery of who stole the much coveted Red Ruby.

The Mineral Industry, Its Statistics, Technology, and Trade ...

Author : Richard Pennefather Rothwell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 924 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book The Mineral Industry, Its Statistics, Technology, and Trade ... written by Richard Pennefather Rothwell and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 924 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States

Author : John Percy Hardiman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 462 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States written by John Percy Hardiman and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Myanmar

Author : A.J. Barber
Publisher : Geological Society of London
ISBN 13 : 1862399697
Total Pages : 769 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Myanmar written by A.J. Barber and published by Geological Society of London. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 769 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Myanmar is a country vastly rich in gold, silver, base metals, tin–tungsten, gems and hydrocarbons and is one of the last exploration frontiers remaining in the world. Tectonically Myanmar lies at the eastern end of the Himalayan Mountain Chain and over the last 50 Ma has been profoundly affected by the collision between India and Eurasia, which is still ongoing, with frequent destructive earthquakes. Recent advances have been made in understanding the results of the collision, through the study of geochronology, seismicity, stratigraphy and structure. The development of a systematic mapping programme has been restricted by problems of access, due to limited infrastructure and armed insurgencies, meaning that large areas of the country have not been explored adequately. Recent political changes and reforms, with reconciliations with various ethnic groups, however, will permit access to large areas in Kayin, Kayah, Shan and Kachin States, enabling further research and exploration in new crustal blocks and terranes. In this Memoir a group of Myanmar and international geologists have combined to include all that is currently known about the geology of Myanmar, its mineral and energy resources and its tectonic development.

Ruby Gemstones - A Collection of Historical Articles on the Origins, Structure and Properties of the Ruby

Author : Various
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473394805
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)

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Download or read book Ruby Gemstones - A Collection of Historical Articles on the Origins, Structure and Properties of the Ruby written by Various and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2015-05-06 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the subjects of gemology and crystallography. The titles in this range include "Gemstone Manufacturing" "The Optical Properties of Gemstones and Crystals" "The Thirty-Two Classes of Crystal Symmetry" and many more. Each publication has been professionally curated and includes all details on the original source material. This particular instalment, "Ruby Gemstones" contains information on their properties, origins, structure and much more. Intended to illustrate the main features of rubies it is a comprehensive guide for anyone wishing to obtain a general knowledge of the subject and to understand the field in its historical context. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

The Keystone

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1544 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Keystone written by and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 1544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Burmese Arcady

Author : Colin Metcalfe Enriquez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book A Burmese Arcady written by Colin Metcalfe Enriquez and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gem Identification Made Easy

Author : Antoinette Leonard Matlins
Publisher : Gemstone Press
ISBN 13 : 0943763592
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (437 download)

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Download or read book Gem Identification Made Easy written by Antoinette Leonard Matlins and published by Gemstone Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This revised edition covers the latest gems, synthetics, treatments and instruments. It is easy to use, practical and non-technical indicating how to identify diamonds, coloured gemstones and pearls, as well as separating them from fakes and look-alikes. The book explains what instruments are needed and how to use them, where to obtain such instruments and what should be seen for each gemstone. Anyone can learn to identify most of the gems and imitations found in the market place. This volume is the key to avoiding costly mistakes and recognising profitable opportunities.

Precious

Author : Helen Molesworth
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 059350089X
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (935 download)

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Download or read book Precious written by Helen Molesworth and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A renowned jewelry expert recounts her career working with nature’s most extraordinary treasures—gemstones—and traces these rare jewels from ancient Egyptian records through the high-stakes auctions of today. Helen Molesworth has been captivated by precious stones since early childhood but she struggled to join the gemstone industry, having no connections to the few family-run companies that have dominated the field for centuries. She persevered, and more than two decades later, Molesworth is now an international authority hired to appraise the extraordinary jewelry of such clients as the British royal family. Precious is packed with inside stories about fabulous jewels associated with generations of celebrities, from Cleopatra (emerald) to Catherine, Princess of Wales (sapphire); from Marilyn Monroe (pearl) to Beyoncé (garnet); from Jackie O (pearl) to Lady Gaga (diamond); and from Marie Antoinette (pearl) to Elizabeth Taylor (pearl, ruby, and emerald)! As Molesworth tells it, the history of gemstones is the history of humanity. And so she journeys the world, navigating African diamond mines, Colombian emerald mines, and the sapphire-rich rivers of Sri Lanka to study gems at their source. She has selected ten of nature’s most dazzling gems, tracing their discovery to when these cut-and-polished masterpieces first adorned empresses and kings. From the stories of a priceless emerald watch hidden under floorboards for centuries to the common quartz fashioned into world-famous royal jewels, and diamonds selling for multi-millions, Precious is not just a chronicle of archeology and geology, high society and high finance, it’s the story of our timeless ambition to make—and wear—something beautiful.