Firefly Guide to Gems
- ISBN-10
- 1552978141
- ISBN-13
- 9781552978146
- Category
- Crafts & Hobbies
- Pages
- 224
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Publisher
- Firefly Books
- Author
- Cally Oldershaw
Description
A guide to gems and precious stones covers such topics as gem formation, structural properties, fashioning and cutting, and gem classification.
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