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# Comprehensive Guide User-Friendly Layout Expert Insights Handbooks: Gemstones: The Clearest Recognition Guide Available (DK Smithsonian Handbook)

**Price:** B/.131
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## Summary

> 💎 Discover the Sparkle: Your Ultimate Gemstone Companion!

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- **What is this?** Handbooks: Gemstones: The Clearest Recognition Guide Available (DK Smithsonian Handbook)
- **How much does it cost?** B/.131 with free shipping
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## Why This Product

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## Key Features

- • **Visual Mastery:** Stunning illustrations and photographs for easy identification.
- • **Portable Knowledge:** Compact size for on-the-go reference and exploration.
- • **Expertly Curated Content:** Insights from leading gemologists and industry experts.
- • **Unlock the World of Gemstones:** Dive into the most detailed gemstone recognition guide available!
- • **Designed for Enthusiasts and Professionals:** Perfect for both casual readers and serious collectors.

## Overview

The 'Handbooks: Gemstones' is a definitive paperback guide published by DK Smithsonian on May 15, 2002, designed to provide readers with clear and concise information on gemstone identification, featuring expert insights and stunning visuals.

## Description

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Review: Lovely Reference - I bought this for my 7-yr. old daughter - budding rock hound and naturalist! Like other DK books, the photography is luscious and the layout is casual and very inviting - full of beautiful images. It provides a great overview and history of gemstones and their appeal, where specific stones can be found and appealing photographs of the different cuts of stones. It also provides detailed "specifics" such as structure, composition and hardness. This is a thoroughly engaging book for all ages and it is highly recommended.
Review: Great book very informative - This is a great book for a beginner, Very easy to read and understand, Great pictures, and well organized.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #266,745 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #101 in Rocks & Minerals #114 in Environmental Engineering (Books) #153 in Natural Resources (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 721 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Lovely Reference
*by G***S on June 29, 2007*

I bought this for my 7-yr. old daughter - budding rock hound and naturalist! Like other DK books, the photography is luscious and the layout is casual and very inviting - full of beautiful images. It provides a great overview and history of gemstones and their appeal, where specific stones can be found and appealing photographs of the different cuts of stones. It also provides detailed "specifics" such as structure, composition and hardness. This is a thoroughly engaging book for all ages and it is highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book very informative
*by A***R on January 8, 2021*

This is a great book for a beginner, Very easy to read and understand, Great pictures, and well organized.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ book is a good buy. I need information on dealing with jewelry ...
*by D***L on June 21, 2016*

Any D.K. book is a good buy. I need information on dealing with jewelry from a realtive's estate. I couldn't have chosen a more useful book. It is well illustrated, and the information is the best. If you are looking for a book helpful in doing projects, especially of a scientific nature. Look in to D. K. books. They have great books to help children learn,

## Frequently Bought Together

- Handbooks: Gemstones: The Clearest Recognition Guide Available (DK Smithsonian Handbook)
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*Last updated: 2026-02-14*