Gemstones and Their Origins /

Each gem deposit-whether of primary origin in the parent rocks; or secondary as alluvial placers in valley floors, river gravels, or the sand of oceanic shelves­ presents an eloquent chronicle of the Earth's life story. It reveals to the expert the prodigious processes which formed the present...

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Main Author: Keller, Peter C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1990.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central