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Price: $50.00
Publisher: Mineola, New York, Dover Publications: 2004
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Seller ID: 000008
ISBN: 0486495914
Condition: New
Translated from the first Latin Edition of 1546 by Mark Chance Bandy and Jean A. Bandy. This book is the first published book on mineralogy, mining, and mineral processing. It offers a glimpse of the knowledge of minerals and mining that was know from early history until the mid-16th Century. View more info
Price: $25.00
Publisher: Tucson, AZ, GeoScience Press, Inc.: 1996
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000050
ISBN: 0945005245
Condition: Near Fine
New book, but may display some scuffing to cover. A complete handbook of gem materials used in the lapidary arts (for faceting, cabbing and carving). Descriptions of the physical properties, major localities, uses, known synthetics and simulants, and best compounds to use for polishing. A must have book in every rockhound, lapidary, and jeweler's library. View more info
Price: $50.00
Publisher: Tucson, AZ, GeoScience Press, Inc.: 1996
Edition: 1st Edition
Inscription: No Signature
Seller ID: 000051
ISBN: 0945005245
Condition: Near Fine
New book, but may display some scuffing to cover. A complete handbook of gem materials used in the lapidary arts (for faceting, cabbing and carving). Descriptions of the physical properties, major localities, uses, known synthetics and simulants, and best compounds to use for polishing. A must have book in every rockhound, lapidary, and jeweler's library. View more info
By: Ake Dahlstrom and Leif Brost
Price: $15.00
Publisher: Tucson, AZ, GeoScience Press, Inc.: 1996
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000021
ISBN: 0945005237
Condition: Very Good
Translated and updated from the original 1995 Swedish edition. "This book explains how amber is formed and describes its geologic setting in the Baltic region and elsewhere. The authors explore the role amber plays in the folklore of many cultures, and provides practical advice on how to care for amber jewelry, how to use it for lapidary purposes, and how to detect fake amber. Profusely illustrated, The Amber Book is a basic source of knowledge fro anyone who appreciates amber, including jewelry buyers and art collectors." From the publisher. Rubbed cover, pristine interior. View more info
By: Donald R. Prothero and Robert J. Emry
Price: $65.00
Publisher: New York, NY, Cambridge University Press: 1996
Edition: 1st Edition
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Seller ID: 000027
ISBN: 0521433878
Condition: Near Fine
"The first part of this book summarizes the latest information in dating and correlation of the strata of late middle Eocene through early Oligocene age in North America, including the latest insights from argon/argon dating and magnetic stratigraphy. The second part reviews almost all the impotant terrestrial reptiles and mammal found near the Eocene-Oligocene boundary in the White River Chronofauna,from the turtles, snakes, and lizards, to the common rodent, carnivores, artiodactyls, and perissodactyls. This is the first comprehensive treatment of these rocks in over sixty years." Fr... View more info
