Gemstone Chapter

Author: Yan Yuanning, Guo Keyi
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: The authors of the book "Treasures and Unusual Stones" strive to combine science with life, humanities with nature, and compile important varieties of minerals, gemstones, jade, colorful (engraved) stones, odd stones, and fossils. With as detailed text as possible and exquisite images, they introduce the basic concepts, main characteristics, history, and daily uses of these stones one by one. The book contains over 200,000 words, more than 250 stone species, and over 600 color photographs, making it rich in content and well-illustrated. 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 Odd Stone" text stones, all of which were photographed by the authors. The book is easy to understand, broad in scope, and deep in content, making it highly readable, visually appealing, 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, processing, and commerce. It can also serve as a reference for professional teaching and training purposes.