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

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

Anderson, B. W., Claringbull, G. F., Davis, R. J., Hill, D. K., 1961 — Ekanite, a New Metamict Mineral from Ceylon — Published in 1961 in ‘Nature’; contains the original description of the mineral ekanite.

Schweizer, E., 1840 — XIV. Ueber den Antigorit, ein neues Mineral — Published in 1840 in ‘Annalen der Physik und Chemie’; contains the original description of the mineral antigorite.

Bertrand, E., 1876 — Sur un nouveau minéral des Pyrénees — Published in 1876 in ‘Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l’Académie des Sciences’; contains the original description of the mineral friedelite.

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Glossary

haüyne — species of mineral; see haüyne in ‘Classification’

heart — rare shape in faceting a gemstone

heliodor — variety of beryl; see heliodor in ‘Classification’

heliotrope — synonym of bloodstone

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