Ceylon Island Of Gems - HB

About the book:-This thin 79 pages book makes clear in simple, and often entertaining, language, the basic facts about stones; both precious and semi-precious. There are tips for the tourist on how to gauge gems, and a short anecdotal history of gems from Ceylon. Among the pages one would find sections on : minerals; can stones lose their colour?; mining; the definition of a carat; what are precious stones made of?; testing gems; moon stones; gem cutting; varieties of gems found in Ceylon; elephant hair jewels, etc. This book was originally published in Colombo. The Title 'Ceylon Island Of Gems written/authored/edited by Elie L. Menasche', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121232241 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 83 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-