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001 2007039086
003 DLC
005 20091016094009.0
008 070921s2008 ctu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2007039086
020 $a9780275993047 (alk. paper)
020 $a0275993043 (alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn166390608
035 $a(OCoLC)166390608
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dBTCTA$dBAKER$dYDXCP$dDLC
050 00 $aQE394.R8$bM67 2008
082 00 $a553.8/4$222
100 1 $aMorgan, Diane,$d1947-
245 10 $aFire and blood :$brubies in myth, magic, and history /$cDiane Morgan.
260 $aWestport, Conn. :$bPraeger,$c2008.
300 $axii, 174 p. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [169]) and index.
505 0 $aThe conundrum of corundum -- Birth of the stone -- The heart of the matter and a matter of the heart -- Caste, color, and cost -- The mines of Myanmar and elsewhere -- The king of stones--and the stone of kings -- Magic in the stone -- Synthetic rubies, fake rubies, and no rubies at all.
650 0 $aRubies.
650 0 $aRubies$xHistory.
650 0 $aHindu mythology.
650 0 $aHindu mythology$xHistory.
856 41 $3Table of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0804/2007039086.html