Gems and Gemstones: Timeless Natural Beauty of the Mineral World by Lance Grande and Allison Augustyn

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