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Gemstones and Their Origins /

Each gem deposit-whether of primary origin in the parent rocks; or secondary as alluvial placers in valley floors, river gravels, or the sand of oceanic shelves­ presents an eloquent chronicle of the Earth's life story. It reveals to the expert the prodigious processes which formed the present...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Keller, Peter C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston, MA : Springer US, 1990.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • I Gemstones Deposited by Water on the Earth's Surface
  • 1. Gemstones Concentrated by Surface Waters: The Gem Gravels of Sri Lanka
  • 2. Gemstones Formed from Surface Water: The Opals of Australia
  • II Gemstones of Igneous-Hydrothermal Origin
  • 3. Hydrothermal Gem Deposits: The Emerald Deposits of Colombia
  • 4. Gemstones Formed in Pegmatites: Gem Pegmatites of Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • 5. Gemstones Formed Directly from Molten Rock: The Ruby Deposits of Chanthaburi-Trat, Thailand
  • III Gemstones Formed by Very High Temperatures and Pressures
  • 6. Gemstones Formed by Low-Pressure Regional Metamorphism: The Ruby Deposits of Mogok, Burma
  • 7. Gemstones Formed by High-Pressure Regional Metamorphism: The Jadeite Deposits of Tawmaw, Burma
  • IV Gemstones Formed at Great Depths
  • 8. Mantle Thrust Sheet Gem Deposits: The Zabargad Island, Egypt, Peridot Deposits
  • 9. Diamond Pipes: The Diamond Deposits of Argyle, Western Australia.