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Suomen korukivet - Gemstones of Finland

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Earlier book on Finnish gemstones was published nearly 20 years ago. After that new finds have been made yearly. Mainly they have been reported in Finnish and typically in mineral club magazines whose circulation is quite narrow. Therefore, this new book was needed. It was written in both Finnish and English, because only very few articles have been published earlier in English of this subject. The new Finnish gemstone discoveries described in this book are rubies, sapphires and emeralds. Not even the diamond crystals from Lahtojoki kimberlites have earlier been properly depicted in books. In addition, the rock types commonly used in Finland as gemstones, are now documented in detail.
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