Describes how crystals form in nature, how crystals are grown artificially, and how crystals are used in industry. Numerous color photos with text identify the various gemstones.
Describes the seven basic shapes of crystals and how they form in nature, how crystals are studied and identified, how crystals are grown artificially, how crystals are used in industry, and other aspects of crystallography.
Describes how crystals, semiprecious stones, and precious metals form in nature, how crystals are grown artificially, and how crystals are used in industry.
Describes how crystals form in nature, how crystals are grown artificially, and how they are used in industry. Numerous color photos with text identify the various gemstones.
Describes how crystals form in nature, how crystals are grown artificially, and how crystals are used in industry. Numerous color photos with text identify the various gemstones.
A young woman faced with the prospect of losing her musical career travels to a mining planet, where the mining of crystal requires musical talent but causes irreversible physiological changes.
