Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals

Easy Identification - Values - Lapidary Uses

Patti Polk (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2010
Krause Publications (Verlag)
978-1-4402-0415-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Focuses on the areas of collecting, identifying and determining the worth of rocks, minerals and gemstones; how and where collectors can acquire them; and, what they can do with them once excavated. This title includes 1,000 color pictures, which provide the visual detail the readers need to identify their rocks.

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Three Guides in One! Identification, Values, Lapidary UsesDesigned with beginners in mind, yet filled with valuable technical information for advanced collectors, Collecting Rocks, Gems and Minerals takes you from being just someone who appreciates rocks to a true "collector."Easy-to-use, quick reference format arranged by category and color of stoneCovers both lapidary and mineral display materialsProvides values and tips for locating, buying and collectingIncludes organics such as amber, bone, coral, pearl and shellLists chemical group, system, hardness, opacity, fracture, specific gravity and moreContains more than 650 full-color photosForeword by Johann Zenz, world renowned agate expert, author and lecturer

Autor

A highly respected expert in the field, Patti Polk has been collecting rocks and minerals for 20 years. Patti is a skilled lapidary artist, which includes the cutting and polishing of the stones into display specimens or cabochons for jewellery making. She also designs and creates fine silver jewellery with the gemstones.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 28.5.2010
• Zusatzinfo: 1,000 colour illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 106 x 132 mm
• Gewicht: 522 g
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Antiquitäten
• ISBN-10: 1-4402-0415-2 / 1440204152
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4402-0415-9 / 9781440204159
• Zustand: Neuware