by Walter Schumann Hardcover,319 pages Dimensions (inches): 7.8 x 5.2 x .8 Published by Sterling Publications August, 1997 Publisher's synopsis: This definitive guide to gems for over 20 years takes the mystery out of appreciating, buying, and selling all kinds. It covers everything from the...
That is how it is written in Gemstones of the World by Walter Schumann, which is an authoritative book with the distinction of having more copies in print than any other book about gems. The stone also appears as "tiger's-eye" in GIA course materials. Of course, other variations are ...
Gemstones of the World, Revised EditionWalter Schumann
Gemstones of the World Only $24.99 We highly recommend: Gemstones of the World (fifth edition) by Walter Schumann. One of the most popular gemstone books ever written, with over one million copies sold. It has about 100 pages of basic gemstone information and about 200 pages dedicated to...
Walter Schumann Gemstones of the World is truly the single volume that every hobbyist, jeweler, jewelry maker, and rockbound needs: it’s the cornerstone of the field. And this updated edition contains a host of new findings on “Gemstones for Collectors,” additional gems in the “Table of...
Walter Schumann. Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones. HarperCollins Publishers and Houghton Mifflin Company, New York, NY, 1993.Schumann, W. (1993). Handbook of Rocks, Minerals and Gem Stones , Harper Collins, New York.Schumann W. Handbook of rocks, minerals and gemstones. Harper ...
descriptions of each rock or mineral, with details of its composition, hardness, specific gravity, colour, fracture, cleavage, streak, lustre, transparency and crystal system, as well as notes on how it is formed and where it might be found, both in the UK and in the rest of the world....