Gemstones of East Africa
- ISBN-10
- 0945005083
- ISBN-13
- 9780945005087
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1992
- Author
- Peter C. Keller
Description
Gives the gem and mineral collector a book on gemstones and their occurrences, deposits and mining in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
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