Turquoise: Minerals, Mines, Minerals, and Wearable Art - Softcover

Block, Mark P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764326422 ISBN 13: 9780764326424

Verlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 2007

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Book by Block Mark P

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Reseña del editor:

Explore the fascinating story of turquoise, its history from ancient times to the present, and the influence of native artists in making this gemstone part of popular culture in America. Illustrated are over 390 dazzling color images, this book shows turquoise from New Mexico to Nevada, China to Iran, and all the important localities in between in its natural state, cut, polished, and set into silver and gold jewelry. Detailed text discusses its values and many mines that have relinquished turquoise over thousands of years. This comprehensive guide introduces more information on turquoise than you have ever anticipated or seen before!

Biografía del autor:

Mark Block, proprietor of Mark Block Fine Art and Antiques (www.blockglass.com), is a long-time collector of rocks, gems, and minerals. His collection focuses on varieties of quartz, fluorite, and turquoise.

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• Verlag: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0764326422
• ISBN 13: 9780764326424
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 160