 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | w^s a source of huge boulders of red fl. calcite, green fl. willemite, hydrozincite, and hundreds of specimens...fluorescent materials, the fine rounded xls of willemite and delicate sprays of radiating aragonite xls...larsenite) the usual but diminishing fine red and green calcite-willemite is there in abundance, clinohedrite...still come out of the century old mines of Persia. Stones from Egypt and Persia came through Turkey to...by copper salts. Also found in colors of pink to red, yellow and brownish. Smithsonite comes in very different |  | | Book | | XI. 73 Diamond 75 Ruby and Sapphire 96 Emerald 105 XII. Chrysoberyl 108 Tourmaline no XIII...answers back undimmed for thousands of years. emerald one may see the unfading spring-time green of the...precious are the diamond, ruby, pearl, sapphire, emerald, Oriental cat's-eye, opal, turquoise, alexandrite...rhombohedral, and com- prise the amethyst, aquamarine, emerald, rock crystal, ruby, and zircon. Those having...weight of fifteen carats by the loss by as an emerald heavier, PRECIOUS STONES 16 displacement of |  | | Book | | "Patricia Emerald," Colombia, 629 carats, 6.6 cm ( I Ā½ in.) high. Right: The "Schettler Emerald." See page...Gemstone crystals including tourmaline, aquamarine, emerald, morganite, heliodor, topaz, kunzite, spodumenc..."semiprecious" have been used to separate diamonds, emeralds, rubies, and sapphires from all other gems, but...or crystal shape. For exarnple, ruby is Lhe blood-red variety of corundum as well as the nan1e of the gem...stones were eventually recovered, but a number of emeralds and all of the diamonds were never returned-a |  | | Book | | stimulated manās eagerness to copy, and in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, glass was used in imitation. It...In daylight it is green, and in artificial light red (centre and right centre). This effect is partly...said to have been discovered in Russia in the emerald mines of the Tokovaya, in the Urals. This discovery...aggregates are used instead. The fibres are red and produce a red solution when cut (the cutters appear to...(Alexandrite), rough and cut. Artificial light, red. Daylight, green Middle and bottom left: Chrysoberyl |  | | Book (edition) | | used in rings, cameos, and drinking vessels in Egypt over 3,000 ago. (answers on the back flap) we...Species Ruby 98 A papphe ae 106 Beryl Species Emerald 106 Aquamarine 110 Precious Beryl 112 ~ 114 Chrysoberyl...jasper, coral, lapis lazuli, pearl, serpentine, emerald, and turquoise. These stones were reserved for...The English Imperial State Crown with rubies, emeralds, sapphires, pearls, and more than 3000 diamonds...(compare also āCullinan |.,ā page 78, No. 3). The large red stone above āCullinan II.ā is the so-called āBlack |  | | Book | | Includes Ruby and Sapphire 32 Beryl: Includes Emerald and Aquamarine 33 Pearl 37 Topaz 40 Opal 40 Spinel...minerals are seen there. Perhaps only diamond, ruby, emerald, aquamarine, sapphire, opal, tourmaline, and amethyst...gemstones which include diamond, ruby, sapphire, and emerald all have a hardness much greater than 5 /2. The...green, red, brown, yellow, blue, or black. Chromium gives rise to tints of green, violet, red, and yellow...(aquamarine), as pink (morganite), as rich green (emerald), as yellow (heliodor), or even lapis lazuli, |  | | Book (edition) | | Amethyst Amethyst Quartz Beryl 90 Citrine 120 Emerald 90 Aquamarine 94 Beryl 96 Chrysoberyl 98 Prasiolite...jasper, coral, lapis lazuli, pearl, serpentine, emerald, and turquoise. These stones were reserved for...The English Imperial State Crown with rubies, emeralds, sapphires, pearls, and more than 3000 diamonds...(compare also "Cullinan I.," page 78, No. 3). The large red stone above "Cullinan II." is the so-called "Black...Gemstones Gemstone Name Adelaide ruby African emerald Alaksa diamond American jade 12 Correct Mineralogical |  | | Book (edition) | | Consolidated Mines Co. London, for the illustrations and Wesselton diamond mines, apparatus employed...SEMI-PRECIOUS (f) . 128 . . . Ruby) . ( Emerald, Aquamarine, Morganite) Beryl PART XXI. . ...Apatite, lite, Scapo- Dioptase, Fibrolite, Willemite . . . . 271 XXXVII. Cassiterite, Anatase,...size) natural Minas Found size), colour) Opal Mines, Wales XXIX. XXX. XXXI. . Gem-Stones Natives...oscillating with every moveheavenly blue to glowing red, which is from ment stones, such reflected light |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | (Ceylon)precious stones arefound,of various colors, red,greenandyellow,mostof whicharewashed from cavernā¢or...instance, Colombia at presentis not producing emeralds to thevaluestated,but as it is the principalsource...accountsfor 94.3 per cent.;and sapphire,amber,emerald,ruby, jadeite,turquoiseand opaltogetheranother4................................................ Emerald .................. ; .......... $76,xx2,5oo...smithsonite, sodalite, sphene, staurol'ite,th.ompsonite,willemite ................... Total ................... |  | | Book (edition) | | Hematite Prasiolite 136 Rose Quartz 138 Sard 142 Emerald 106 176 176 178 Pyrite 136 Chalcedony 142...jasper, coral, lapis lazuli, pearl, serpentine, emerald, and turquoise. These stones were reserved for...The English Imperial State Crown with rubies, emeralds, sapphires, pearls, and more than 3000 diamonds...(compare also āCullinan I.," page 94, No. 3). The large red stone above āCullinan II." is the so-called āBlack...Preferred Gemnological Name Adelaide ruby African emerald Alaska diamond American jade American ruby Arizona |  | | Book (edition) | | a substitute for lapis lazuli? 4. What stone is red inside, has a green "skin" and is "watermelon"? ...Ruby 82 Quartz group 116 Sapphire 86 Jade 154 Emerald 90 Peridot 158 Aquamarine 94 Zoisite 160 Beryl...jasper, coral, lapis lazuli, pearl, serpentine, emerald aod turquoise. These stones were reserved for the...Canary stone Canary diamond Cape chrysolite or Cape emerald Cape ruby Ceruline Black coral Dioptase Green...chiastolite Chrysoberyl cat's eye Synthetic red corundum Red tourmaline Kyanite Sodalite Small seed pearls |  | | Journal (issue) | | anisotropic positive Ā£ 1.608 UV short very weak dark red UV long weak violet 411 nnT) 419 nm pharp lines (diagnostic)...is shown in Figure 1. They had lapwheels made in Red China, tongs, lubricants in bottles, hard grindstones...and ruby, doublets (sapphire and ruby), also dark red star rubiesāsynthetic with thin black star backing...of Burma because the government has closed the mines and the small miners dare not sell any rough they...from Dr Gubelin on journeys which took him to gem mines in a great many places. Author brings Chas. Murray |  | | Book | | Crystals in Sedimentary Rocks 8 Minerals from the Sea 9 Minerals of Land-Locked Lakes 26 57 60 7/ 103...Minerals 17 Minerals for Atomic Energy 18 The Mines and Minerals of Cornwall 19 An Incombustible Fabric...luster. If asked to classify an assortĀ¬ base of red hematite from ment of minerals, a beginning student...are always blue, and rhodonite is always red or 19 a red-brown. These colors are associated with a...such as the blue of sapphire, the red of ruby and the green of emerald. During growth, minerals may incorporate |  | | Journal (issue) | | could be removed by heat treatment to leave a fine red stone! The composition of the rubies and their inclusions...of strings of prayer beads and fracture-filled emerald are other topics discussed in the Notes and reflect...the trace elements Ti (violet to black) and Cr (red) (Peretti et al., 1995a). Some examples of Mong Hsu...zoning, with a violet to black core (Figure 3) and a red rim. The cores consist of zones enriched in Ti02...rubies occur in repeated cycles of violet/black and red along with changes in the crystal habit (see Peretti |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | window on Maiden Lane and Broadway showing cultured emeralds in several stages of crystallization. T h e speaker...1850āit told of collector's visits to the Franklin Mines. Strange to relate, the collectors were just as...feet. A large part of it is about 2,000 feet below sea level. The ore body plunges down at a 45 angle, and...of franklinite, willemite and zincite. Part of the vein is composed of black willemite, which is due to...franklinite. Red and brown willemites are found at Sterling, whereas most of the willemite at Franklin |  | | Journal (issue) | | at Schmidtmannshall, Prussia. Baddeckite: copper red slabs in clay near Baddeck, Nova Scotia. Baddeleyite:... 158 THE MINERAL COLLECTOR. Beresowite : deep red lamellar with galenite and cerussite at Ber , esov...azurite in cavities. Caswellite: a micaceous, copper red mineral with rhodonite, poly adelphite, etc.,from...calcium, in beautiful crys tals; associated with willemite, brown garnet, axinite, datolite, etc., from Franklin...crystalline forms from the Alps. Cosmochlore : emerald green splinters in the Toluca meteoric iron. Courtzilite: |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Ā”n exchange; dioptase, kunzite, thorogummite, emerald; dozens others, xls and gems. D. Fraser, 26 Peppertree...quartz, unakite, rose quartz, amethyst, citrine, and red garnet. Sized V2 to % " or 3/4 to 1 " , or mixed...Ruby baguettes, 12 to 20 in carat, $2.50. Green emerald or pink ruby faceted brilliants, 6 to 12 in carat...emerold cut, two i2mm brilliant cut, one 12x16 emerald cut and two 8mm brilliant cut, all 7 stones tax...on quartz crystals 2 " x 2 " 75?, 3" x 4 " $1.50; sea green foliated talc 500 lb. Lucite laps approx. 1/2" |  | | Book (edition) | | artificial light, respectively. Fifth row: 1, red spinel, Burma; 2, red spinel, Ceylon; 3, garnet, (almandite)...the mineral kingdoms. All animal life of the land, sea, and air was referred to the first kingdom. With...Chapter II. The diamond, ruby, sapphire, and emerald usually occur as crystals (Fig. 1). Opal and amber...short only because they lack color. Rubies and emeralds have very desirable colors, but their bril-...harder than quartz: diamond, ruby, sapphire, and emerald. Aside from hardness, the tenacity of a mineral |  | | Book (edition) | | in line with modern knowledge. In the cases of emerald and ruby and sapphire new sources of supply have...edition. Thanks, too, to De Beers Consolidated Mines Ltd, for the information on the Botswana diamond...xxi Preface to the Second Edition Consolidated Mines Ltd; Messrs Garrards Ltd (The Crown Jewellers);...the incorporation in this work of my articles on emerald, ruby and sapphire, and marble, as well as a number...right) in eclogite, which also contains garnet (red) and pyroxene (black) One other kind of volcanic |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | massive varieties may be had. There are many shades of red fluorescent calcites and a few of other specimens...than to say that Franklin calcites should be the red medium for that art project. They come in fine white...in their assembly, are apt to cause a variety of red reactions in many Franklin calcites. While we are...zinciferous aragonite found rarely at the famous old zinc mines at Friedensville, Pa. It has the most brilliant...solidly fluorescent type, is slightly deeper Willemite is generally greenish and most orange than most |  | | Book | | the great gem species, such as diamond, ruby, emerald, and sapphire, as well as the nonmineralsāpearl...ātribunal of valley. Very likely the Badakshan mines, now Godā was a throne of pure gold inlaid with...turĀ¬ in Afghanistan, are the oldest operating mines quoises and other precious stones. On a stool,...years. By archeological eviĀ¬ with an immense emerald, of a pyramidal dence, the existence of the gem...and water of lapis lazuli from Turkestan into Egypt was continually over a five-day round-trip route |  | | Book (volume) | | gravel pit to SWļ¾agate. FURNAS COUNTY BEAVER CITY, red and green material in the Niobrara chalk depositļ¾chert...riversļ¾agate, chalcedony, jasper, silicified wood. RED WILLOW COUNTY McCOOK, in Republican R. basin as far...Pine Co. after 1868. The enormously rich Silver mines of Virginia City and later Aurora (in present day...(ļ» 25 mi. SE of Lovelock in Pershing Co.), area minesļ¾Iron and Mercury minerals; ļ far NW part of Co....Frenchman on US 50): ļ NW to old camp of Buena Vista, mines in Triassic sedimentaries cut by granite intrusivesļ¾Iron |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | F.D. 1, Barstow, Calif. DO YOU LIKE RED? Red plume, red moss, red jasper, dollar a square inch. Do you...ounce, slabbed 750 per square inch. Fiji Island emerald marine catseyes per pair $1.00. Fern fossils very...SPECIAL GEM MATERIAL-4 different kinds from our mines for small saws for tumbling. Will moke hundreds...FRANKLIN MINERALS-highly fluorescent specimens of willemite and calcite, average size 2" to 3V2", set in styrofoam...rough priced at from $5 to $50 a pound. Royal Blue Mines Co., Box 646, Tonopah, Nevada. QUARTZ CRYSTALāUnusual |  | | Book (volume) | | Gemstones 2 Diamond 3 Ruby and Sapphire 4 Emerald, Aquamarine and Other Beryls 5 Chrysoberyl and...Fancy Coloured Sapphires . : : : : ; : F a feā Emerald: Crystal in Rock and Cut Stones ; = 82 : 00)...the incorporation in this work of my articles on emerald, ruby and sapphire, and marble, as well as a number...transparency and depth of colour as in the ruby or the emerald; through colour alone as in the turquoise; or through...scarce. This is so in the case of the emerald. A flawless emerald of fine colour is exceedingly rare and |  | | Journal (issue) | | profession. The illustration is a line drawing of willemite and franklinite crystals from Plate 13, b, Palache's...exception. Attendance at this show is a collector so red crayon these dates on your calendar. ********* Trotter...27, 1967, per London Express Service. "A giant emerald found in an abandoned mine in Carinthia, Austria's...has spent all his spare time at the abandoned emerald mines in the Harbach Valley. First worked by the early...casual searchers who comb the surface areas for emeralds. Max had a license and for ten years he scratched |
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