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Crystals are all around us - even inside our bodies - and they have fascinated people for thousands of years. This collection of specially commissioned photographs opens our eyes to their beauty and variety from brilliant diamonds to rare crystals of gold and silver.Starting with a definition of what crystals are and why and where they form this book examines their complex inner structures and fantastic geometrical shapes what gives them their amazing colours and other features such as hardness that are used in identification. Discover how crystals grow how they have been used as symbols of wealth and prestige and how some play an important role in technology.Produced in association with the Natural History Museum London Crystal & Gem is a superb introduction to the remarkable and surprising world of crystals.Product Identifiers
PublisherDorling Kindersley Ltd
ISBN-139780863185755
eBay Product ID (ePID)90586865
Product Key Features
Book TitleDk Eyewitness Guides: Crystal & Gem
AuthorDr R.F. Symes, R Harding
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
TopicNature
Publication Year1997
TypeReference
Number of Pages63 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height287mm
Item Width227mm
Additional Product Features
Title_AuthorDr R.F. Symes, R Harding
Topic AreaLanguage Study
Series TitleDk Eyewitness
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom