Ювелирные камни

The most famous stones are described: diamond, ruby, sapphire, emerald, aquamarine, sparrowite, chrysoberyl, amethyst, citrine, rock crystal, chrysoprase, agate, noble opal, turquoise, jadeite, jade, lapis lazuli, malachite, chromium diopside, chrysolite, tourmaline, etc. .; organogenic jewelry stones - pearls, amber, coral, jet. For each stone, a mineralogical description, composition, properties, history of discovery of deposits and their types are given. Information about synthetic analogues of natural stones is given. The second edition is supplemented with descriptions of new non-traditional gemstones. Methods for diagnosing jewelry stones and their synthetic analogues are described.