Gemstones of North America (v. 2: Gemstones of the world series) - Hardcover

Sinkankas, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0442276273 ISBN 13: 9780442276270

Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1976

Synopsis

1976. Published by Van Norstrand Reinhold.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Since publication of Volume II in 1976, the tempo for the search for gemstones in North America has greatly increased with demand and advanced technology. In this definitive and final volume, Sinkankas shares his continuing research, and updates the development of the older, well- establish gem deposits. New discoveries and key persons in mining are introduced along with a wealth of historical and technical detail.

There's exciting new information about: Montana sapphires; red beryl from Utah; pink and green tourmaline from California and Maine; strongly-banded agates from the Midwest; pearls; insect-bearing amber; new diamond finds, and the prospect of commercial production of diamonds in North America--and much more!

Enhanced by maps of localities; book and periodical references; full-color photos by world-class gem photographers, Erica and Harold Van Pelt, this authoritative treatment of North American gemstone exploration is a necessary reference tool for anyone involved in the fascinating world of gems.

About the Author:

John Sinkankas' name is synonymous with the world of gemology and mineralogy. He has written more than 100 articles and fifteen books on the subject and is also renown as an artist, lapidary, gem-cutter, and biblio- phile. Along with his wife Marjorie, he operated Peri Lithon Books, which features antiquarian books about the earth sciences, from their home in San Diego, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0442276273
• ISBN 13: 9780442276270
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 494
• Illustrator: Color & B&w