Rocks Minerals category: 250 books
by Various
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the...
The Ultimate Guide to Sea Glass
Finding, Collecting, Identifying, and Using the Ocean?s Most Beautiful Stones
Language: English
Release Date: June 24, 2014
As the owner of one of the world's most elaborate sea glass collections, Mary Beth Beuke gets to talk about these prized ocean gems on a daily basis. Unfortunately, with each passing day, sea glass becomes more and more difficult to find, making the hunt more of a challenge to the seeker-especially...
by Mauro Bernardini
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 27, 2016
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 27, 2016
Anche gli esseri inanimati hanno un’anima. Con il saggio “Il Mistero dell’Esistenza”, e i due romanzi “I Punti di Alef” e “L’uomo di Alef” l’autore ha già mostrato che in realtà, tra i 6 tipi di esseri che sostanziano tutto ciò che vediamo nel nostro universo, non ne esiste...
Australian Gemstones Series Book 10 - 13
Identification of Ornamental Gem Materials, Emeralds, Gartets and Synthetic Gemstones
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2017
These pages contain books 10 to 13 of the Australian Gemstones Series. This series is specifically designed for the beginner wanting to learn more about gemstones or gem fossicking, they also make a wonderful refresher course for the more experienced.
Included in this publication are the following...
by Trudy Toohill
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2018
This book, designed for the gemmologist or serious amateur, details the identification of Jade. It covers in detail Nephrite Jade and Jadeite, its formation, geology, simulants, distinguishing features, treatments, grading, diagnostic optical and physical properties, readings under various gemmological...
Identification of Synthetic Gemstones
Cubic Zirconia, Methods of Manutfacture & More...
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2017
This ebook takes a brief look at synthetic gemstones, in particular cubic zirconia and the various manufacturing methods used to produce synthetic gemstones.
This is volume 13 of the Australian Gemstones series and this volume is only available, at this stage, as an ebook.
Other books...
Identification of Opals
Australian Gemstones Series Book 9
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2016
This book contains a wealth of information on various types of opals, their appearance, diagnostic properties, imitations and how to tell the difference between potch and precious opal.
Designed for the beginner or experienced, it will greatly assist those wishing to find out more about how...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Crystals
Find Out What Crystals Can Do for You
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
Healing energy from nature.
In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Crystals, readers come to know crystals from their chemical composition and historic connections to the ways in which selecting, preparing, and using them can empower and enhance their lives when they're used in physical, emotional,...
The Science of Victorian Brown Coal
Structure, Properties and Consequences for Utilization
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
The Science of Victorian Brown Coal provides extensive information on Victorian brown coal, which is a major fossil fuel resource by any standard and constitutes about 97% of Victoria's recoverable energy reserves.
Energy from brown coal has been the mainstay of the Victorian economy, providing low-cost...
Coal: Its Role in Tomorrow's Technology
A Sourcebook on Global Coal Resources
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Coal: Its Role in Tomorrow's Technology: A Sourcebook on Global Coal Resources focuses on the increasing consideration of coal as an alternative energy source, taking into consideration the mining, production, and research and development programs of various countries on this mineral.
The book first...
by William Albrecht, Charles Walters, John Ikerd
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2013
This volume is a timely and worthy addition to the preceding Albrecht Papers. Those who read it will be inspired to spread the word about the logical connections among soil health, animal health and human health until it grows into a public demand for fundamental change that is as compelling...
by Various
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the...
by Various
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 6, 2015
This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the...
by J. C. F. Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2013
This edition features a linked Table of Contents
From the Preface
...The gold-mining industry has grown considerably since 1891, and it appeared to the writer that the present would be a propitious time to bring out a similar work, but with a considerably enlarged scope. What has been aimed...