Handbook of Rocks, Minerals, and Gemstones

by Walter Schumann

Book Overview

This handbook includes more than 600 stunning color photographs showing rocks, minerals, and gems from all over the world. Each specimen is described in detail: its origin and structure, chemical... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0395511372
• ISBN13: 9780395511374
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

This is my bible through the years. My copy is very worn

I have used my copy for years. I keep it close to my book reading area and reference it all the time. Definitely a top bookshelf find!

Wonderful resource

This book was so good as a resource that our daughter wanted a second one...she is in the jewelry business and uses it as a great reference book. It contains great detailed photos of the gem stones, natural and cut, where they are mined and a bit of history with each, also.

A reviewers are not equal

After reading a negative review on these pages at the advice of the reviewer I bought the Cambridge book he recommended. That was a mistake. Whereas the Cambridge book is a good reference book with lots of technical info and good photographs, it has not one photograph of rock in the field - precisely what I need. I've since purchased Schumann's Hand Book and I like it considerably more. The Cambridge book will sit on my shelf, Schuman's will get out in the field and serve me well.