Benitoite a New California Gem Mineral – Louderback
BENITOITE DISCOVERY The mineral which is the subject of this note was discovered early in this year by Mr. Hawkins and T. Edwin Sanders, who were prospecting- in the southern
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A Popular Treatise on Gems – Lewis Feuchtwanger
SAPPHIRE. This name (sapphire) is derived probably from the Hebrew, as it is often mentioned in the Bible. It is not certain whether’ the ancients were acquainted with the blue
Continue reading »Legends of Gems – Horace Thompson
The Strange Beliefs Which the Astrological Birthstones Have Collected Through the Ages To declare that there are strange, inexplicable powers in gem stones strikes the average person of today as
Continue reading »On Stones – Theophrastus – English Translation
TRANSLATION ON STONES Of the substances formed in the ground, some are made of water and some of earth. The metals obtained by mining, such as silver, gold, and so
Continue reading »A Memoir on the Jewellery of the Ancients – Augusto Castellani
A Memoir on the Jewellery of the Ancients GENTLEMEN, I HAVE asked the favour of being permitted to lay before you, in a few words, the result of my researches
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