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Xinjiang's
Gems and Jades
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By Yang Hanchen, 1986
Page: 164 pages + 94 plates
Size: 210x200mm, hardback
Price: US$38
Xinjiang is rich in gems and jades, having the name of "The Country
of Gold and Jade" Gems and jades are very rare minerals and rocks.
Their beautiful form, magnificent colour whether in clear crystal or decorated
with nature's own designs, are pure delights to the eyes. They are of
high value as showpieces, and the possessio of them is a symbol of wealth.
"Xinjiang's Gems and Jades" is a book that gives us a systematical
introduction to the types, the features, the handicraft applicaton, the
appraisal characters, the special geological conditions under which they
are produced and their prospecting. It is a highly specialized technical
book.
The book is divided into five chapters, respectively introducing the history
of the prospecting and the utilisation of Xinjiang gems and jades deposits
and the direction of the prospecting, a detailed explanation of Xinjiang's
10 types of 27 kinds of gems and 16 types of 44 kinds of jade, according
to their physical and chemical properties, their types, their special
value in handicraft, their utilization and their points of differentiation,
their geological features and direction of prospecting.
In the writing of this book, special attention was paid to the following
subjects: the combination of prospecting and the appraisal of gems and
jades, combination of the macro and micro apraisal of gems and jades and
that of their cutting and testing.The book has 64 black and white plates
and 94 colour plates.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. A Brief history of the Exploration and Utilization of Xinjiang's Gems
and Jades
3. The Classification of Gems and Jades
4. Gems
5. Jades
6. The Genetic Types, Minerogenetic Features and Direction of Prospecting
of gem and Jade Deposits
7. Appendix: Major consulting document-The Chinese-English names of Xinjiang
gems and Jades
8. Editorial Note
9. Colour Plates
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