TY - BOOK AU - Morgan,Diane TI - Fire and blood: rubies in myth, magic, and history SN - 9780313087196 (electronic bk.) AV - QE394.R8 M67 2008eb U1 - 553.8/4 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Westport, Conn. PB - Praeger KW - Rubies KW - History KW - Hindu mythology KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Description based on print version record; Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]) and index; The 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 UR - https://eresourcesptsl.ukm.remotexs.co/login?url=http://www.netlibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=218221 UR - http://www.myilibrary.com?id=120280 ER -