Bibliograph

Diamonds and gemstones, Ron Edwards and Lisa Dickie

Type

Label

Diamonds and gemstones, Ron Edwards and Lisa Dickie

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Diamonds and gemstones

Oclc number

54073529

Responsibility statement

Ron Edwards and Lisa Dickie

Table Of Contents

The curse of the Hope diamond -- Origins of diamonds and gemstones? -- A closer look at diamonds -- Diamonds in the rough : finding and mining diamonds -- Rough to refined : diamonds in jewelry -- Diamonds and history -- Diamonds at work -- How DeBeers captured the diamond market -- Prospecting in 2000 : the search for new diamonds -- A closer look at gemstones -- A rare gem -- Finding and mining gemstones -- Gemstones around the world [map] -- A real gem -- From rough to cut : capturing a gem's beauty -- Gem lore

Target audience

juvenile

Classification