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The rapid growth of gemological sciences and mineralogy requires a comprehensive dictionary for gemologists, mineralogists, geologists, jewel dealers, industry and hobbyists. This dictionary contains about 16000 entries. The comprehensive definitions are completed by more than 250 diagrams and figures. The author offers a one-stop reference to any matter dealing with gems and gemology.

549 --- Precious stones --- Gem minerals --- Gemstones --- Jewels --- Semi-precious stones --- Stones, Precious --- Minerals --- Gemology --- Gems --- 549 Mineralogy. Special study of minerals --- Mineralogy. Special study of minerals --- Decoration and ornament --- Cameos --- Glyptics --- Intaglios --- Mineralogy. --- Mineral resources. --- Geology. --- Mineral Resources. --- Geognosy --- Geoscience --- Earth sciences --- Natural history --- Deposits, Mineral --- Mineral deposits --- Mineral resources --- Mines and mining --- Mining --- Natural resources --- Geology, Economic --- Physical geology --- Crystallography

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A significant step forward in the world of earth observation was made with the development of imaging spectrometry. Imaging spectrometers measure reflected solar radiance from the earth in many narrow spectral bands. Such a spectroscopical imaging system is capable of detecting subtle absorption bands in the reflectance spectra and measure the reflectance spectra of various objects with a very high accuracy. As a result, imaging spectrometry enables a better identification of objects at the earth surface and a better quantification of the object properties than can be achieved by traditional earth observation sensors such as Landsat TM and SPOT. The various chapters in the book present the concepts of imaging spectrometry by discussing the underlying physics and the analytical image processing techniques. The second part of the book presents in detail a wide variety of applications of these new techniques ranging from mineral identification, mapping of expansive soils, land degradation, agricultural crops, natural vegetation and surface water quality. Additional information on extras.springer.com Sample hyperspectral remote sensing data sets and ENVI viewing software (Freelook) are available on http://extras.springer.com.

Earth sciences --- Spectrometer. --- Remote sensing --- Methodology. --- Environmental toxicology. --- Environmental management. --- Statistics. --- Geology, economic. --- Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. --- Ecotoxicology. --- Environmental Management. --- Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences. --- Economic Geology. --- Remote sensing. --- Statistics . --- Economic geology. --- Economic geology --- Physical geology --- Mines and mineral resources --- Statistical analysis --- Statistical data --- Statistical methods --- Statistical science --- Mathematics --- Econometrics --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Ecotoxicology --- Pollutants --- Pollution --- Environmental health --- Toxicology --- Remote-sensing imagery --- Remote sensing systems --- Remote terrain sensing --- Sensing, Remote --- Terrain sensing, Remote --- Aerial photogrammetry --- Aerospace telemetry --- Detectors --- Space optics --- Spectrum analysis --- Geosciences --- Physical sciences --- Instruments