Beryl and Its Color Varieties: Aquamarine, Heliodor, Morganite, Goshenite, Emerald and Red Beryl [Perfect Paperback]

Dmitriy Belakovskiy (Author), John Bradshaw (Author), Bruce Cairncross (Author), Jesse Fisher (Author), Lee Groat (Author), Dermot Henry (Author), Rupert Hochleitner (Author), Lee Van Iderstine (Author), Mark Jacobson (Author), Bruce Jarnot (Author), Guanghua Liu (Author), Peter Lyckberg (Author), Luiz Menezes (Author), Alfredo Petrov (Author), Tony Potucek (Author), Federico Pezzotta (Author), Stefan Weiss (Author), Alexander Falster (Editor), Miranda Jarnot (Editor), GÃ1/4nther Neumeier (Editor), William B. Simmons (Editor), Gloria Staebler (Editor), Tom Wilson (Editor), Michael Wise (Editor), Roberto Appiani (Illustrator), Paul Balayer (Illustrator), Frank Coffa (Illustrator), Emanuela Cucchiari (Illustrator), Kevin Dixon (Illustrator), Gary Freeman (Illustrator), Walter Gabriel (Illustrator), Adalberto Giazotto (Illustrator), Peter Huber (Illustrator), Jan Kanis (Illustrator), Dawn Kellett (Illustrator), Eckehard Julius Petsch (Illustrator), Roberto Pucci (Illustrator), George Rossman (Illustrator), Thomas SchÃ1/4pbach (Illustrator), Jeff Scovil (Illustrator), Fred Wilda (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005

Emerald and aquamarine have been known and cherished since Antiquity, but it is only in the last few centuries that science has realized that these two coveted gems are actually different varieties of the same mineral -- Beryl. Number 7 in the popular extraLapis English mineralogy monograph series, "Beryl: And Its Color Varieties" surveys the mineralogy and localities of this popular gemstone.

Product Details

• Perfect Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Lithographie, LLC; No. 7 edition (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 097153716X
• ISBN-13: 978-0971537163
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #432,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #94 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Earth Sciences > Mineralogy

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This review is from: Beryl and Its Color Varieties: Aquamarine, Heliodor, Morganite, Goshenite, Emerald and Red Beryl (Perfect Paperback)

a wonderful book to own for any gemmologist or stone lover. The pictures are sharp and plentiful and the text covers historical facts, location details and gemmology knowledge. This is a reference text and a gemmologist tourism catalogue all in one.Highly recommended for amateur or professional gem and crystal lovers.