{"product_id":"gemstone-kingdom-f-m-khaleal-9798185928233","title":"Gemstone Kingdom: Precious Gemstones, Semi-Precious Gemstones, Precious Metals","description":"\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eGemstone Kingdom is concerned with precious gemstones, semi-precious gemstones, and precious metals. This book is unique in that it systematically discusses around 50 gemstones, their classifications, their importance throughout history, their properties, and their uses. It also mentions the name of the gemstone, its characteristics, how it is formed, its price, its uses, and the main countries that produce it, alongside a photo of the gemstone in a raw and also a processed state. It then covers what believers in crystals say about the healing properties of the gemstone according to their literature and their books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eF.M. Khaleal is an accomplished geologist, who obtained his PhD in Geology at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt. With over 26 publications in his field, a brief overview of his qualifications can be found here: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeologist - Nuclear Materials Authority - Cairo 1999\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaster of Science in Geology - South Valley University in Qena 2001\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssistant Lecturer in Geology - Nuclear Materials Authority - Cairo 2002\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhD in Geology - Al-Azhar University - Cairo 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLecturer in Geology - Nuclear Materials Authority - Cairo 2005\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssistant Professor of Geology - Nuclear Materials Authority - Cairo 2010\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessor of Geology - Nuclear Materials Authority - Cairo 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHead of the Department of Radioactive Granite Rocks at the Nuclear Materials Authority 2016 - 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVice President of Geological Research Sector, April 2024 - Present\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMember of the Beryl Project in the Wadi El-Gemal area in the Eastern Desert - from 1999 to 2002\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMember of the Uranium and Associated Elements Evaluation Project - Abu Rishid - Halayeb area - from 2002 until project leader in 2015\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHead of the Beril, Tourmaline, and Associated Minerals Evaluation and Extraction Project - Marsa Alam - Halayeb area 2019 - 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMember of the Scientific Society of the Nuclear Materials Authority\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMember of the Egyptian Geological Society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMember of the Canadian Geological Society\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpert and Consultant in Mining and Ores (Certified)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExpert in Precious and Semi-Precious Stones and Minerals (Certified)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMember of the UNECE Expert Group on Resource Management at the United Nations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthored over 35 research papers locally and internationally\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributed to 12 internal reports (unpublished) at the Nuclear Materials Authority\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttended over 20 local and international conferences, training courses, and workshops both in Egypt and abroad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupervised and evaluated numerous Master's and PhD theses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssigned to teach courses on Ore Geology, Economic Geology, Economic Minerals in Egypt, and Gemstones at the Faculty of Earth Sciences - Beni Suef University, and Faculties of Science at Tanta University and Port Said University\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelivered numerous lectures, seminars, and workshops at various Egyptian universities (Mansoura University, Menoufia University, South Valley University, etc.)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e F. M. Khaleal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798185928233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 194\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.41d","brand":"F. M. Khaleal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997893701887,"sku":"9798185928233","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gemstone-kingdom-f-m-khaleal-9798185928233","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}