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A Hand-book of Precious Stones

A Hand-book of Precious Stones

by Meyer D. Rothschild

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Author
Rothschild, Meyer D.
Credits
Produced by Paul Marshall and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
TS: Technology: Manufactures
Subject
Precious stones
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 60512
Release Date
October 17, 2019
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

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

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