Treasures and Rare Stones. The Chapter of Strange Stones

Author: Yan Yuanning Guo Keyi
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The author of the book "Treasures and Unusual Stones" strives to combine science with life, integrating humanities with nature, and compiling important varieties of minerals, gemstones, jade, colorful (engraved) stones, strange stones, and fossils. With as detailed text as possible and exquisite images, they correspond one by one, introducing the basic concepts, main characteristics, history, and daily uses of these stones. The book contains over 200,000 words, more than 250 stone species, and over 600 color photographs, making it rich in content and visually appealing. It can be said to be a systematic and comprehensive guide for appreciating and collecting stones. Many specimens in the book are from national and renowned collections, considered treasures, such as the "King of Cinnabar," "Chinese Dragon Bird," "Agate Chick," and "Chinese Strange Stone" calligraphy stones, all of which were photographed by the author. The book is easy to understand, broad in scope, and deep in content, making it highly readable,, and practical. It is suitable for readers with middle school or higher education levels. It will benefit a wide range of audiences, including geology enthusiasts, stone collectors, professionals in geology, mining, processing, and commerce. It can also serve as a reference for professional teaching and training purposes.