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Superbly done... should be high on everyone's 'must have' list. -- Rock and Gem This book has been very well received as the first popular guide to these brilliantly banded and highly prized gemstones. The agate is one of the world's most strikingly beautiful semiprecious gems. Collectors worldwide are drawn to the stone's infinite variety of coloration and banding. While these stones are readily available, the rare and higher-quality ones are quite valuable and aggressively collected. Agates is a comprehensive reference written by one of North America's leading experts in cooperation with the Natural History Museum of London. The book features an easy-to-use identification guide and a worldwide listing of where agates are found. More than 200 color photographs of superb agate specimens were selected from the extensive collection of the Natural History Museum of London and from the private collection of author Roger Pabian.

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Superbly done ... should be high on everyone's must have list. -- Bob Jones Rock and Gem (08/01/2007) Superbly done ... should be high on everyone's 'must have' list.--Bob Jones Rock and Gem (08/01/2007) Will interest both high school and public library holdings seeking books on geology and gemstones... Color photos throughout pack a history that is a top pick for any gemstone collector.--Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch, The Midwest Book Review (07/01/2007) Among the many articles and books on agates available to readers, this superbly done 184-page text by one of this country leading experts on agates should be high on everyone's must have list.--Bob Jones Rock and Gem (08/01/2007) A revelatory look at this group of dazzling stones.... well written and lucid. Its photos are spectacular and carefully labeled. I would recommend it to anyone who wishes to gain a better understanding of agates. It will certainly help make collecting more enjoyable and productive.--Frances V. Belohlavy, School of Natural Resources, Great Plains Research Journal, Center for Great Pl (09/01/2007)

Superbly done ... should be high on everyone's 'must have' list. -- Bob Jones Rock and Gem (08/01/2007)

A revelatory look at this group of dazzling stones.... well written and lucid. Its photos are spectacular and carefully labeled. I would recommend it to anyone who wishes to gain a better understanding of agates. It will certainly help make collecting more enjoyable and productive.--Frances V. Belohlavy, School of Natural Resources, Great Plains Research Journal, Center for Great Pl (09/01/2007)

Will interest both high school and public library holdings seeking books on geology and gemstones... Color photos throughout pack a history that is a top pick for any gemstone collector.--Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch, The Midwest Book Review (07/01/2007) Among the many articles and books on agates available to readers, this superbly done 184-page text by one of this country leading experts on agates should be high on everyone's must have list.--Bob Jones Rock and Gem (08/01/2007) A revelatory look at this group of dazzling stones.... well written and lucid. Its photos are spectacular and carefully labeled. I would recommend it to anyone who wishes to gain a better understanding of agates. It will certainly help make collecting more enjoyable and productive.--Frances V. Belohlavy, School of Natural Resources, Great Plains Research Journal, Center for Great Pl (09/01/2007)

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Roger Pabian is a research geologist, invertebrate paleontologist and highly respected specialist in agates. He lives in Lincoln, Nebraska. Brian Jackson is head of mineralogy at the National Museums Scotland and professor emeritus at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Peter Tandy is curator of mineralogy at the Natural History Museum in London, England. John Cromartie is a collector of Scottish agates.

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