Gems and Rare Stones. The Aesthetic Mineral Section

Author: Yan Yuanning Guo Keyi
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Admire the diverse and colorful forms of minerals. This book introduces the appreciation knowledge of over 40 exquisite minerals in 12 categories. The cinnabar king, crystal king, and gold nugget specimens are treasures of China. Natural silver, desert rose, and rhodochrosite flowers are exceptionally beautiful, while the associations of crystals, fluorite, and pyrite shimmer with brilliance. You will gain scientific and cultural knowledge while enjoying the visual delight.
The author of Treasures and Strange Stones strives to combine science with life, integrating humanity with nature, and compiling important varieties of minerals, gemstones, jade, colorful (engraved) stones, odd stones, and fossils. With as detailed text as possible and exquisite images, they correspondingly introduce the basic concepts, main characteristics, history, and everyday uses of these items. 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 are national treasures or collected by renowned experts, and photos of the "Cinnabar King," "Chinese Dragon Bird," "Agate Chick," and "Chinese Odd Stone" Text Stone were taken 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, professionals in geology, mining, gemstone processing, and commerce. It can also serve as a reference for professional teaching and training purposes.