Crystal & gem

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Includes index.
What is a crystal? -- World of crystals -- Natural beauty -- Crystals--outside ... -- ... and inside -- Color of crystals -- Identification -- Natural growth -- Good habits -- Discovery--recovery -- Growing from seed -- Crystals at work -- Good vibrations -- Quartz -- Diamond -- Corundum -- Beryl -- Opal -- Other gemstones -- Collectors' items -- Stones for carving -- Precious metals -- Animal and vegetable -- What is it worth? -- Making them sparkle -- Lore and legends -- Crystals at home -- Did you know? -- Identifying gemstones -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index.
Describes the seven basic shapes of crystals and other aspects of crystallography, including how they form in nature and how crystals are studied and identified.

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Crystals submitted by Zhengyang1022 on July 27, 2012, 11:56am This book describes the types of crystals, and tells how to identify them, and sort them.

informative submitted by fairytale on June 16, 2013, 3:22pm This informative book contains lots of information about crystals and gems and would be great to check out prior to completing a science project!