Reviews Gems and Gemstones: Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World by Lance Grande and Allison Augustyn Share this: Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print By Science News December 4, 2009 at 1:43 pm Gemstones are more than pretty baubles. Gems and their geological features are depicted in text and beautiful photographs.Univ. of Chicago Press, 2009, 369 p., $45. GEMS AND GEMSTONES: TIMELESS NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE MINERAL WORLD BY LANCE GRANDE AND ALLISON AUGUSTYN