The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones
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Preface
1:23 -
Chapter 1: Introductory
8:25 -
Chapter 2: The Origin of Precious Stones
10:08 -
Chapter 3: Physical Properties. A - Crystalline Structure
9:11 -
Chapter 4: Physical Properties. B - Cleavage
11:06 -
Chapter 5: Physical Properties. C - Light
9:37 -
Chapter 6: Physical Properties. D - Colour
10:37 -
Chapter 7: Physical Properties. E - Hardness
10:15 -
Chapter 8: Physical Properties. F - Specific Gravity
13:24 -
Chapter 9: Physical Properties. G - Heat
7:44 -
Chapter 10: Physical Properties. H - Magnetic and Electric Influences
8:06 -
Chapter 11: The Cutting of Precious Stones
12:21 -
Chapter 12: Imitations, and some of the Tests, of Precious Stones
21:04 -
Chapter 13: Various Precious Stones
13:01 -
Chapter 14: Various Precious Stones, continued
16:39 -
Chapter 15: Various Precious Stones, continued
15:08
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones (1911) is a public domain work.
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A jewel's colour and sparkle are only part of what makes it valuable. John Mastin approaches precious stones through their material properties, beginning with rarity, durability and the influence of fashion on price. His 1911 handbook was written in response to a request from diamond merchants, but the preface also makes room for collectors and people whose interest begins at a jeweller's window.
The chapters move through crystal structure, cleavage, light, hardness and specific gravity before turning to cutting, imitations and tests. In the middle excerpt, amber and tourmaline provide examples for his discussion of electrical effects produced by friction and heat. These explanations give the book a more technical focus than a guide to ornaments alone. Readers interested in the history of mineralogy can see how an early twentieth-century writer connected the appearance of gems with the measurements and experiments used to distinguish them.
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