Treasures and Rare Stones. Chapter on Jade and Colorful 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, culture with nature, and compiles important varieties of minerals, gemstones, jade, colorful (engraved) stones, odd 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 to the readers. 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 appreciation and collection of 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 Odd Stone" text stones, all of which are photographs taken by the author. The book is easy to understand, broad in scope, and deep in content, making it highly readable, enjoyable to look at, 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.