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A Hand-book of Precious Stones

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A Hand-book of Precious Stones

Meyer D. Rothschild

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What makes a gem a gem is physics, not price. Meyer Rothschild lays out the crystallization, cleavage, and fracture of precious stones, then the optics: refraction, polarization, the play of pleiochroic color. A compact handbook for anyone who wants to understand stones rather than merely admire them. The science hidden inside the sparkle.

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91 chapters

  1. 1A HAND-BOOK OF PRECIOUS STONES
  2. 2PREFACE.
  3. 3What are Precious Stones?
  4. 4Physical Characters.
  5. 5CRYSTALLIZATION.
  6. 6CLEAVAGE.
  7. 7FRACTURE.
  8. 8Optical Properties.
  9. 9REFRACTION.
  10. 10POLARIZATION OF LIGHT.
  11. 11Pleiochroism.
  12. 12Colors.
  13. 13Lustre.
  14. 14Streak.
  15. 15Hardness.
  16. 16Specific Gravity.
  17. 17Weight.
  18. 18Fusibility.

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