Describes how crystals form in nature, how crystals are grown artificially, and how crystals are used in industry. Numerous color photos with text identify the various gemstones.
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Describes how crystals form in nature, how crystals are grown artificially, and how crystals are used in industry. Numerous color photos with text identify the various gemstones.
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Add this copy of Crystal and Gem to cart. $4.72, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Add this copy of Crystal and Gem to cart. $4.72, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austell, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
Add this copy of Crystal and Gem to cart. $45.33, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Knopf Books for Young Readers.
This book is very general, and perhaps better suited for kids.
DFinBerkeley
Jun 3, 2010
A "gem" of a book
DK's Eyewitness series is generally very good. This book is particularly fascinating. I bought it for my 6-year-old, but I ended up reading just as much as he does.
Ever wonder how a diamond is cut and polished? It's in there.
You never knew there were so many different types of beautiful and crazy-cool crystals.
... >A great book!
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Nana Mac
Feb 18, 2010
Outstanding!
Exceptional book for children, with great pictures and text. My about-to-turn-seven grandson--yes, of course, he is precocious--loves this book, which I sent with some rock samples. This was a hit1
