Library

Currently there are 283 bibliographical references and abstracts to publications with gemmological or mineralogical thematics in the ‘Library’. The section comprises also a glossary with 391 terms.

Publications

Hainschwang, T., Notari, F., Massi, L., Armbruster, T., Rondeau, B., Fritsch, E., Nagashima, M., 2010 — Hibonite: A New Gem Mineral — Reports a 0.23 g orangy brown crystal, a 0.39 ct step-cut gem later faceted from it, and a 0.71 g crystal of hibonite; all from Myanmar.

Anthony, J. W., Bideaux, R. A., Bladh, K. W., Nichols, M. C. (Eds), 2001—2005 — Quartz — Features the data of quartz; from ‘Handbook of Mineralogy’.

Anthony, J. W., Bideaux, R. A., Bladh, K. W., Nichols, M. C. (Eds), 2001—2005 — Cristobalite — Features the data of cristobalite; from ‘Handbook of Mineralogy’.

Anthony, J. W., Bideaux, R. A., Bladh, K. W., Nichols, M. C. (Eds), 2001—2005 — Tridymite — Features the data of tridymite; from ‘Handbook of Mineralogy’.

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Glossary

whistle — rare shape in faceting a gemstone

willemite — species of mineral; data; faceted specimens exist

window — rare shape in faceting a gemstone

witherite — species of mineral; data; faceted specimens exist

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