This new addition to the 500 gallery-book series presents an outstanding and visually diverse collection of handmade silver art jewelry by both established and emerging international designers. From time-honored forging of cuffs and chokers to cutting-edge brooches and rings, silver’s beauty is fully revealed in a range of techniques, styles, and forms that will delight readers. 500 Silver Jewelry Designs will inspire jewelers and crafters of all media, and makes a gorgeous and delightful gift book for women — and men — who dream of wearing the world’s finest jewelry creations.

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How to really find Lake Superior Agates. This book provides step-by-step instructions to help you turn those once-frustrating agate hunts into successful ones.

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The definitive book on Lake Superior’s agates is here. If you’re a casual rock collector, you will find Agates of Lake Superior fun, interesting and beautiful. If you’re a more advanced hobbyist, you will appreciate this professional and scientific resource. The book provides a thorough examination of Lake Superior’s strange and unique agate varieties, as well as a critical look at agate formation theories, tips on how to find and identify agates, where to look for them and how collectible your agates may be.

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The book highlights all types of agates, explains features within individual agates and gives a brief history of the largest, most famous Lake Superior agates.

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The story of the first U.S. mining boom. The lore of Michigan’s copper country.

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