A Hand-book of Precious Stones
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE.3. What are Precious Stones?4. Physical Characters.5. Optical Properties.6. Colors.7. Lustre.8. Streak.9. Hardness.10. Specific Gravity.11. Weight.12. Fusibility.13. Magnetism.14. Transparency.15. Phosphorescence.16. Electricity.17. Cutting and Polishing.18. Diamond.19. Corundum.20. The Ruby.21. Sapphire.22. Spinel.23. Beryl.24. Emerald.25. Beryl.26. Chrysoberyl.27. Cymophane.28. Alexandrite.29. Zircon.30. Turquois.31. Tourmaline.32. Opal.33. Pearl.34. Chrysolite.35. Garnet.36. Topaz.37. Apatite.38. Felspar.39. Moonstone.40. Sunstone. (AVANTURINE FELSPAR.)41. Amazon Stone. (GREEN FELSPAR.)42. Labradorite.43. Cyanite.44. Lapis Lazuli.45. Hiddenite.46. Spodumene.47. Dichroite.48. Idocrase.49. Euclase.50. Sphene.51. Phenacite.52. Epidote.53. Axinite.54. Diopside.55. Fluor Spar.56. Hypersthene.57. Quartz.58. Crystallized Quartz.59. Amethyst.60. Yellow Quartz.61. Cairngorm, etc.62. Rose Quartz.63. Avanturine.64. Cat’s-Eye.65. Crocidolite.66. Heliotrope.67. Chrysoprase.68. Prase.69. Plasma.70. Chalcedony.71. Agates.72. Onyx or Agate Onyx.73. Carnelian.74. Jasper.75. False Lapis.76. Hematite.77. Obsidian.78. Malachite.79. Jet.80. Amber.81. Coral.82. TABLE OF HARDNESS AND SPECIFIC GRAVITY.83. GENERAL INDEX.