Treasures and rare stones. Gemstone chapter

Author: Yan Yuanning Guo Keyi
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The gemstones are crystal clear and dazzling. This book introduces the appreciation knowledge of nearly 30 types of gemstones in 4 major categories. Diamonds, emeralds, alexandrite, rubies, and sapphires are exquisitely noble. Opals, tourmalines, and labradorite are colorful and vibrant. Moonstone and Amazonite are elegant and refined. You will gain scientific and cultural knowledge while enjoying the beauty.
The book Treasures and Unusual Stones strives to combine science and life, as well as humanity and nature, compiling important varieties of minerals, gemstones, jade, colorful (engraved) stones, odd stones, and fossils. With as detailed text as possible and exquisite images, it introduces the basic concepts, main characteristics, history, and daily uses of each. The book contains over 200,000 words, covers more than 250 stone species, and includes over 600 color photographs, making it rich in content and visually appealing. It can be considered a systematic and comprehensive guide for appreciation and collection of stones. Many specimens in the book are from national or renowned collections and can be regarded as treasures, such as "King of Cinnabar," "Chinese Dragon Bird," "Agate Chick," and "Chinese Odd Stone" text 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 geology enthusiasts, stone collectors, as well as professionals in geology, mining, jade and gemstone processing, and commercial fields. It can also serve as a reference for professional teaching and training.