Abstract
DURING the past thirty years or so, much more interest has been taken, both by those in the jewellery business and by those who purchase their wares, in that part of mineralogy which is concerned with the stones used in jewellery. The former have found it imperative to be better informed about the stones that come into their hands, because of the increasing number of minerals which are being drawn upon for ornamental purposes. This moderately priced book is the latest on the subject, and comes from one whose career has well equipped him to write it. Dr. Spencer spent his official lifetime in the service of the Trustees of the British Museum, retiring as keeper of minerals, and in 1904 he gained an extensive grounding in the subject by translating Max Bauer's great treatise on precious stones.
A Key to Precious Stones
By Dr. L. J. Spencer. Pp. vii + 237 + 8 plates. (London, Glasgow and Bombay: Blackie and Son, Ltd., 1936.) 5s. net.
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Gem-Stones. Nature 139, 450–451 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139450a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/139450a0
