
The characters each have different fonts to distinguish them, but they're all quite readable, which is very smart. Some of them are new for the book, like a drawing of Rose Quartz in a car with the other three Gems in their outfits from when Greg first met them, being adorable in the car. The little illustrations of the characters popping up and decorating pages is great. The backgrounds are very similar to what you see in the show: a lot of pastels and sparkly stripes with shines on them, and little decorations all over the place, like stars, Cookie Cats, and Crying Breakfast Friends stickers. That's one of the best things about both the show and this book: Steven is a realistic child character whose perspectives are colored by his youth, and it's just a wonderful thing to observe. Steven only passes the reins to another character once-letting Garnet explain Fusions since she's basically the professor and poster child of all things Fusion-and other than that, it's all presented in a great approximation of the child character's voice. Of course, being that (like the show) it's from Steven's point of view, it's far from an omniscient tell-all. Like its title promises, it's a guidebook it's not a storybook and doesn't contain any adventures, it's just an outline of the characters, primarily told in the voice of the protagonist, Steven Universe himself.Īnyone who likes the television show will probably like this book it's primarily information we already know from watching the show, but it's nice to have it all in one place, and there ARE bits of it that are essentially new information or clarifications of things we haven't really heard spelled out before. Anyone who likes the television show will probably like this book it's primarily information we already know from watching the show, but it's nice to have it all in one place, and there This is a fantastic little tie-in to the popular television show on Cartoon Network, Steven Universe. Like its title promises, it's a guidebook it's not a storybook and doesn't contain any adventures, it's just an outline of the characters, primarily told in the voice of the protagonist, Steven Universe himself. One thing that has to be noted is that different gems have different properties like different crystals having different properties.This is a fantastic little tie-in to the popular television show on Cartoon Network, Steven Universe. When comparing the value of crystals and gems, the latter ones are priced more.ħ. Crystals are mainly classified as cubic, hexagonal, tetragonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic and rhombohedral.Ħ. Gems can be classified according to the chemical composition gemstone and the crystal structure. Gem is also known as gemstone that can be prescious or semi precious that is cut and polished to be used in jewelry.ĥ. Crystals are solids that have atoms, ions and molecules fixed in a regular order, which extend in three dimensions.Ĥ. Gems can be mineral based such as ruby or diamond and organic based such as amber.ģ. A gem can be a crystal whereas a crystal will not always be a gem.Ģ. The crystals also come in colours according to the transmission of light through them.ġ. When comparing the colour between gems and crystals, the gems come in various colours like red, green and blue. One thing that has to be noted is that different gems have different properties as different crystals having different properties. When comparing the hardness, specific gravity, refractive index, durability and fluorescence, the crystals are different from the gems. Almost everything related to minerals can be termed as crystals as they have specific properties. When comparing the value of crystals and gems, the latter ones are priced more. Crystals are mainly classified as cubic, hexagonal, tetragonal, orthorhombic, monoclinic and rhombohedral.

The precious gems include diamond, sapphire, ruby and emerald and all other gems are considered to be semi-precious.

Gem is also known as gemstone that can be prescious or semi precious that is cut and polished to be used in jewelry. Crystals can also be defined as objects that have well-defined geometric shapes. Gems can have mineral bases such as ruby or diamond and an organic base such as amber.Ĭrystals are solids that have atoms, ions and molecules fixed in a regular order, which extend in three dimensions. Crystals are pure substances that have molecules arranged in a regular geometric pattern.Ī gem can be a crystal whereas a crystal will not always be a gem. Gems are beautiful stones that are used in making jewelry. Gem is a rare mineral that is highly priced.
