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Secrets of the Gem Trade: The Connoisseur's Guide to Precious Gemstones
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Brunswick House Pr
Publication date August 1, 2016
Pages 340
Binding Hardcover
Edition 2
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9780972822329
ISBN-10 0972822321
Dimensions 0 by 8.50 by 11 in.
Original list price $99.95
Other format details sci/tech
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: Completely revised and expanded with 11 new chapters: Jade / Demantoid Garnet / Natural Nacreous Pearls / Conch Pearls / Sunstone / Moonstone / Peridot / Cobalt Blue Spinel / Red -Pink Spinel / Golconda (Type IIa) Diamonds. Five new introductory essay: Blue-white diamonds / Jadeite / Natural Pearls / Spinel / Feldspars. Plus 278 color photographs (171 additional) which include exclusive images from major museum collections and the latest auction market icons. The definitive book for anyone wanting to learn how the best gemologists in the world evaluate precious gems, and what makes one stone merely a good stone versus a truly fabulous museum quality gem. The author, Richard Wise, is one of the world's foremost gemologists.

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9780972822329 | details & prices | 340 pages | List price $99.95
About: Completely revised and expanded with 11 new chapters: Jade / Demantoid Garnet / Natural Nacreous Pearls / Conch Pearls / Sunstone / Moonstone / Peridot / Cobalt Blue Spinel / Red -Pink Spinel / Golconda (Type IIa) Diamonds.

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