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| The geology of South Australia Volume 2 The Phanerozoic Bulletin 54 BULL 054 (Vol 2) Geological Survey...Survey of South Australia Bulletin 54 The geology of South Australia Volume 2 The Phanerozoic Edited...authority of The Hon. D.S. Baker M.P. Minister for Mines and Energy © Government of South Australia 1995...prior written permission from the Government of South Australia available through the Department for Manufacturing...cliff between Bunyip Reach and Queen Bend, northeast of Renmark. The Karoonda Surface, a Late Pliocene weathering |
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| + 4, Mineral Fe # — of Australia and™ Papua New Guinea ...org/details/geologyofmineralOOO02unse Geology of the Mineral Deposits of Australia and Papua New Guinea The COVER...shows an aerial view of the remnant ovoid Pleistocene Luise Volcano on the east coast of Lihir Island, New...Moresby, Papua New Guinea The Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy MONOGRAPH 1.* Detrital Heavy...Geology of New Zealand 5.* Economic Geology of Australia Guinea — 1. Metals 6.* Economic Geology of Australia |
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| >1 I N E it 1 s A N D G E M S of,7 /< MAORILAND /y)&-rx L^cC'/i,■ by W. M. CAMPBELL COVER ILLUSTRATION...they include some of the most valuable treasure known. Pebbles have been and are of basic importance to...to the building of homes, high ways, walls; as a base for concrete; as jewels and “objets d’art.” Whether...fertile plains founded upon these sculptured features of a planet's face ? New Zealand's grainfields, whence...not a pali sade of pebbles intervene. Under the Golden Clutha a floor of white quartz stones nets gold |
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| Stee (OEE hVib S Pierre Bariand Curator of Minerals, Faculty of Sciences, Université Pierre et Marie Curie...diamants, perles et pierres précieuses, Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry In collaboration with Michel...Ph.D. Research scientist, Gemological Institute of America [aN Van Nostrand Reinhold Copyright ©...Thomas Nelson Australia Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 102 Dodds Street South Melbourne 3205...ISBN 0-442-30289-4 Victoria, Australia All rights reserved. No part of this work covered by the copyright |
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| > FACTS From granite to gemstones — a new view of the planet beneath our feet iene CAC U TT - NAST...basic fabric of our planet. We walk on them every day - sometimes in their natural form of granite, limestone...to suit our urban lifestyle. And standing on slabs of reconfigured stone we may glance at expensive gems...fascination of the earth's riches. Here in one fact-packed volume is the complete story of rocks and minerals...power of a volcanic eruption to the fine structure of the smallest crystals. The opening section of the |
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| the diligent searcher. In this book, the classes of gemstone are described, their crystal structure ...kinds of stone. And the historical aspects of the subject are not GLASGOW neglected. Many of the world’s...the sword of Mahomet, CORPORATION LB RA-RiIME'S the Plantagenet crown, the Crown Jewels of Great Britain...Britain, the Farnese cup, the Great Cameo — spoils of war POLLOKSHIELDS DISTRICT LIBRARY 30 Leslie Street...Foreword 4 Historical introduction 6 Classification of principal gems and gemstones: Pure elements Sulphides |
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| LTD. DURBAN : 33/35 Beach Grove AUSTRALIA: BUTTERWORTH & CO. (AUSTRALIA) SYDNEY : 6/8 O’Connell Street... FOREWORD Most of us are familiar with the chairman who, when saddled with the task of introducing some...merely for the student and jeweller, but for those of the general public who wish to learn something, or...his task. In 1984 he passed the diploma examination of the Gemmological Association with distinction, and...when he was awarded the coveted Research Diploma of the Association for his work on ivory and its substitutes |
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| iN levy ervow* Seve yye eee a oF K The Story ofJewelry by Marcus Baerwald and Tom Mahoney Illustrated...i tin Ei ti ict ie se ee ii $6.50 THE STORY OF JEWELRY by MARCUS BAERWALD and TOM MAHONEY Profusely...photographs A popular account of the lore, lure, science, and value of precious stones and noble metals...metals — this is a volume for all lovers of jewelry. Whether you wear, buy, sell, or simply admire fine...accepted birthstones? What is the fashi design? Hundreds of questions are amgwered accu- rately and delightfully |
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| NSW 2060, Australia Copyright © 2005 Weldon Owen Inc All rights reserved. No part of this publication...or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Publisher. First printing Publisher Cataloging-in-Publication... Introduction The ground beneath us is made up of rocks, some of which extend extraordinary depths into Earth... These changes occur over vast periods of time. The pages of Earth’s history are written in its rocks...and fossils. Rocks and minerals provide evidence of events that took place in the distant past. They |
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| National Zoological Park. The total number of artifacts, works of art, and specimens in the Smithsonian’s...estimated at 138 million, much of which is contained in the National Museum of Natural History, which holds...Department of Mineral Sciences and Curator, National Gem and Mineral Collection. National Museum of Natural...© 2016 Dorling Kindersley Limited DK, a Division of Penguin Random House LLC Foreword copyright @ 2016...the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in, or |
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| e Magic of Minerals 110 Color Photographs by Olaf Medenbach Text by Harry Wilk Translation by John...[(OH)5 (P04)4]' 6 H20 (monoclinic, brown) Rotlăufchen Mine near Wetzlar/FRG Original size 5 x 6 mm ISBN-13:...1007/978-3-642-61304-3 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data, Medenbach, Olaf. The magic of minerals. Translation...Translation of: Zauberwelt der Mineralien. Includes index 1. MinII. Title. QE eralogy. 1. Wilk, Harry, 1930363...or part of the material is concerned, specifically those of translation, reprinting, re-use of illustrations |
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| AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY The record of human fascination with the beauty and allure of gems and crystals...the first colorful stone was utilized as an object of adornment, gemstones have been credited with magical...magical and medicinal virtues; coveted as symbols of wealth and power; polished, shaped, engraved, and faceted...reveal the secrets of their eye-catching properties; and exploited as the basis of a ~!amorous industry...comprehensive examination of gems and gem materials including discussion of their properties, history |
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| shelter, his tools and weapons, and many of the amenities of his life, from the rocks and their mineral...material by copper, bronze, iron, steel and a host of other metals and alloys. Precious metals and gemstones...used for personal adornment, and later as symbols of wealth, probably attracted attention even before...before copper. The rocks also became the great source of water, first in springs and streams and later reached...wells and pumps, thus deciding the position of centres of human habitation. As man increased in numbers |
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| JEWEL JE WE L A CELEBRATION OF EARTH’S TREASURES DK LONDON Senior Editor Senior Art Editors Project...001–282973–Oct/2016 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval...recording or otherwise, without prior permission of the copyright owner. A CIP catalogue record for this...978-0-2412-2603-2 Printed and bound in China A WORLD OF IDEAS: SEE ALL THERE IS TO KNOW www.dk.com Contents...Foreword by Judith Miller INTRODUCTION Treasures of the Earth What is a mineral? Physical properties |
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| Ireland: 0870 890 2730 Australia: (03) 9872 4000 New Zealand: (09) 308 2871 South Africa: (011) 265 4304...De Agostini website at: UK: AUS: SA: NZ: Rose quartz RO Ruby RU www.deagostini.co.uk www.deagostini...Services UK: 0870 870 2575 Australia: (03) 9872 4000 New Zealand: (09) 308 2871 South Africa: (011) 265 4304...4304 What are minerals? 1 Glossary of terms 2-4 Native elements 5-6 The Big Bang 1 The solar system...Collecting; Science Photo library: Discovery 6;TRH: Story of the Earth, Editorial and Design by T he Brown Reference |
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| Illustrations OF PEAT Eat First row: 1, sapphire, Burma; 2, 3, sapphire, Ceylon; 4, sapphire, Australia. Second... Ural Mountains, in daylight and in artificial light, respectively. Fifth row: 1, red spinel, Burma;...Professor Emeritus of Crystallography and Mineralogy and Dean Emeritus of the College of Literature, Science...University of Michigan Anp CHESTER BAKER Professor of Mineralogy, FirtH SLAWSON University of Michigan...Kraus UNITED STATES All rights reserved. This OF AMERICA book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced |
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| Minerals, Rocks and Man The World of Minerals Gems and Jewellery The Formation of Rocks Guide to Minerals Guide...Minerals and rocks have been of great importance to Man since the dawn of human history. In the early...and tin. The invention of bronze, a harder metal than copper, marked the end of the Stone Age. But even...important was the discovery, about 3300 years ago, of how to work iron. Iron, a tough metal, is more common...copper and tin, and the Iron Age marked the start of modern times. Interest in the Earth’s riches was |
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| omERicon musEum of nnTUML history THE STORY OF THE GEMS By HERBERT WHITLOCK P. Curator of Minerals and...American Museum of Natural History Illustrated An authoritative book on gems only book of many — so...Whitlock has been cus- todian of the Morgan Collection of Gems, one of the most famous collections in...the that brings the knowledge of the specialist within the range of the non- specialist. This book...ancient and modern uses of gems, their rarity, their color variations, the bases of their value, and many |
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| Minerals, Rocks and Man The World of Minerals Gems and Jewellery The Formation of Rocks Guide to Minerals Guide...Minerals and rocks have been of great importance to Man since the dawn of human history. In the early...and tin. The invention of bronze, a harder metal than copper, marked the end of the Stone Age. But even...in1portant was the discovery, about 3300 years ago, of how to work iron. Iron, a tough metal, is more common...copper and tin, and the Iron Age marked the start of modern times. Interest in the Earth's riches was |
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| DISTRIBUTION OF MINERALS AND GEMS Winter, 1972. MINERAL DIGEST, Volume 4. 74 Malachite of the Congo...their own and do not necessarily reflect the policy of MINERAL DIGEST. No responsibility con be assumed...lndochinites: Glass from the Sky by Darryl S. Futrell A tale of Tektites Historic Jades Aztec and Maya masterpieces...from Afghanistan by Pierre Bariand From the Valley of the Kokcha 24 Three Poems by Pablo Neruda "When...touch the topoz . . . " Translations by J. T. Harvest of the Sea: Pearls and Jade Natural treosures ond cultivated |
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| Industrial Mineral DeJ])Osits Professor Emeritus of Geology The Ohio State University McGraw-Hill Book...Lucile, who rendered va/11able assistance in the task of checking the final man11script, a!id whose patience...All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This book, or parts thereof, may not be...reproduced in any form without permission of the publishers. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 65-28819...The general p icture of the discovery, production, reserves, and utilization of met allic mineral de |
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| nine larger cut gems | actual size) (Photographs of glass models. li^dMutmmoflfaiuraiEistorUfCMce^o ...Editor of the Mineralogicai Magazine; Formeriy Keeper of Minerals Museum; Honorary Life FeUow of the Mineralogicai...Mineralogicai Society of America m the British SECOND EDITION ‘ H .'t. <**1 V* % .i4 i, { ....them from a mineralogical point of view. Their serious study is a branch of scientific mineralogy, and there...writh some knowledge of the principles of mineralogy. This of course involves the use of some technical terms |
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| grateful to the Institute of Geological Sciences for permission to photograph many of its magnificent gemstones...pictures; to the Gemmological Association of Great Britain for the use of their excellent library; to Dr E. Gubelin...Gubelin for supplying transparencies of inclusions; and to B. W. Anderson and R. Webster who taught me...600 33925 4 ISBN 0-385-05191-3 Doubleday Library of Congress Catalog Number 73-19294 Filmset by London...What are Gemstones ? 6 The Origin of Gemstones 13 The Structure of Gemstones and their Imitations 35 |
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| GEMSTONES of the \NOrld BY WALTER SCHUMANN 1. What gem should be stored in moist absorbent cotton in...shadow? 6. What is the "gold of the North," the earliest used gem material of all? 7. What gemstone in antiquity...anger? 8. What gem has an average life expectancy of between 100 and 150 years at the most? If you know...fascinating facts are just a sampling of the amazing world of gemstones which you will enter in this...this authoritative book. GEMSTONES of the World GEMSTONES of the orld Walter Schumann Translated |
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| grateful to the Institute of Geological Sciences for p ermission to photograph many of its magnificent gemstones...pictures; to the G emmological Association of Great Britain for the use of their excellent library; to Dr E. Giibelin...Giibelin for supplying transparencies of inclusions ; and to B. W . Anderson and R. W ebster who taught...600 33925 4 I SBN 0-385-05 191-3 D oubleday Library of Congress Catalog Number 73-19294 Filmset by L ondon... Contents What are Gemstones? 6 The Origin of Gemstones 13 The Structure of Gemstones and their Imitations 35 |
