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    Item specifics

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    Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
    ISBN
    9781423602897

    About this product

    Product Identifiers

    Publisher
    Gibbs Smith, Publisher
    ISBN-10
    1423602897
    ISBN-13
    9781423602897
    eBay Product ID (ePID)
    81818011

    Product Key Features

    Book Title
    Turquoise : the World Story of a Fascinating Gemstone
    Number of Pages
    256 Pages
    Language
    English
    Publication Year
    2010
    Topic
    Earth Sciences / Geology, Rocks & Minerals
    Illustrator
    Yes
    Genre
    Nature, Science
    Author
    Joe Dan Lowry, Joe P. Lowry
    Format
    Hardcover

    Dimensions

    Item Height
    1.5 in
    Item Weight
    73 Oz
    Item Length
    10.5 in
    Item Width
    11 in

    Additional Product Features

    Intended Audience
    Trade
    LCCN
    2010-015066
    Dewey Edition
    22
    Number of Volumes
    1 vol.
    Dewey Decimal
    553.8/7
    Table Of Content
    Preface 6 Acknowledgments 8 Introduction 10 1 Knowing the Mystical Qualities of Turquoise 19 2 Learning the International History of Turquoise 43 3 Studying the Geology and Mineralogy of Turquoise 103 4 Mining Turquoise 121 5 Cutting Turquoise--Lapidary Work 149 6 Grading and Caring for Turquoise 175 7 Identifying Turquoise Imitations 193 8 Mapping Classic Turquoise Mines 217 Map: Turquoise Mines of the Southwest 248 Endnotes 249 Bibliography 250 Index 252 Credits 256
    Synopsis
    Turquoise has been mined on six continents and traded by cultures throughout the world's history, including the European, Chinese, Mayan, Aztec, Inca, and Southwest Native American. It has been set in silver and gold jewelry, cut and shaped into fetish animals, and even formed to represent gods in many religions. This gemstone is displayed in museums around the world, representing the arts and traditions of prehistoric, historic, and modern societies. Turquoise focuses on the latest information in science and art from the greatest turquoise collections around the globe. Joe P. Lowry has been the president of Zach-Low since 1972 and is the founder and president of The Turquoise Museum since 1993. He has been involved in bringing education to the turquoise and Indian jewelry industry at museums and national parks around the country. He co-authored Turquoise Unearthed with his son, Joe Dan Lowry., Mined on six continents and traded by cultures throughout the world's history, set in silver and gold jewelry, and formed to represent gods in many religions, turquoise represents the arts and traditions of prehistoric, historic, and modern societies. This text includes examples from the greatest collections in the world., Turquoise has been mined on six continents and traded by cultures throughout the world's history, including the European, Chinese, Mayan, Aztec, Inca, and Southwest Native American. It has been set in silver and gold jewelry, cut and shaped into fetish animals, and even formed to represent gods in many religions. This gemstone is displayed in museums around the world, representing the arts and traditions of prehistoric, historic, and modern societies. Turquoise focuses on the latest information in science and art from the greatest turquoise collections around the globe.
    LC Classification Number
    TS755.T8L68 2010

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