The Resource Minerals and gems, John Sampson White ; special photography by Chip Clark
Minerals and gems, John Sampson White ; special photography by Chip Clark
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The item Minerals and gems, John Sampson White ; special photography by Chip Clark represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- Study of and guide to the Hall of Gems and mineral collection at the National Museum of Natural History. Includes a full description of the gems and minerals
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 96 pages
- Note
-
- "A Gramercy book"--Title page verso
- Includes index
- Contents
-
- The mineral kingdom
- What is a mineral?
- How minerals form
- Crystals
- Oddities of crystallization
- Replacements
- Physical properties
- Classifying minerals
- Mineral groups
- Modern mineralogy
- Collecting minerals
- The national mineral collection
- The world of gemstones
- Discovering gemstones
- How gemstones are cut
- Diamond
- Corundum
- The Beryl family
- Opal
- Quartz
- Topaz
- The garnet group
- Jade
- Lesser known stones
- Massive and decorative stones
- Organic gems
- Synthetic, imitation, and assembled gems
- The national gem collection
- Isbn
- 9780517059517
- Label
- Minerals and gems
- Title
- Minerals and gems
- Statement of responsibility
- John Sampson White ; special photography by Chip Clark
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Study of and guide to the Hall of Gems and mineral collection at the National Museum of Natural History. Includes a full description of the gems and minerals
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1933-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- White, John Sampson
- Dewey number
- 549
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QE363.2
- LC item number
- .W55 1991
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Clark, Chip
- Series statement
- The Smithsonian treasury
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Mineralogy
- Minerals
- Gems
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Minerals and gems, John Sampson White ; special photography by Chip Clark
- Note
-
- "A Gramercy book"--Title page verso
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The mineral kingdom -- What is a mineral? -- How minerals form -- Crystals -- Oddities of crystallization -- Replacements -- Physical properties -- Classifying minerals -- Mineral groups -- Modern mineralogy -- Collecting minerals -- The national mineral collection -- The world of gemstones -- Discovering gemstones -- How gemstones are cut -- Diamond -- Corundum -- The Beryl family -- Opal -- Quartz -- Topaz -- The garnet group -- Jade -- Lesser known stones -- Massive and decorative stones -- Organic gems -- Synthetic, imitation, and assembled gems -- The national gem collection
- Dimensions
- 29 cm.
- Extent
- 96 pages
- Isbn
- 9780517059517
- Lccn
- 91017141
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm23767227
- (Sirsi) o23767227
- (OCoLC)23767227
- Label
- Minerals and gems, John Sampson White ; special photography by Chip Clark
- Note
-
- "A Gramercy book"--Title page verso
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The mineral kingdom -- What is a mineral? -- How minerals form -- Crystals -- Oddities of crystallization -- Replacements -- Physical properties -- Classifying minerals -- Mineral groups -- Modern mineralogy -- Collecting minerals -- The national mineral collection -- The world of gemstones -- Discovering gemstones -- How gemstones are cut -- Diamond -- Corundum -- The Beryl family -- Opal -- Quartz -- Topaz -- The garnet group -- Jade -- Lesser known stones -- Massive and decorative stones -- Organic gems -- Synthetic, imitation, and assembled gems -- The national gem collection
- Dimensions
- 29 cm.
- Extent
- 96 pages
- Isbn
- 9780517059517
- Lccn
- 91017141
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color)
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocm23767227
- (Sirsi) o23767227
- (OCoLC)23767227
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