Gem-Stones and Their Distinctive CharactersSmith, George Frederick Herbert
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Gem-Stones and Their Distinctive Characters
Smith, George Frederick Herbert
Precious stones
XXXII. TURQUOISE, ODONTOLITE, VARISCITE 257
XXXIII. JADE (NEPHRITE OR GREENSTONE, _Jadeite_) 260
XXXIV. SPODUMENE (_Kunzite_, _Hiddenite_), IOLITE, BENITOITE 265
XXXV. EUCLASE, PHENAKITE, BERYLLONITE 269
XXXVI. ENSTATITE (‘_Green Garnet_’), DIOPSIDE, KYANITE,
ANDALUSITE, IDOCRASE, EPIDOTE, SPHENE, AXINITE,
PREHNITE, APATITE, DIOPTASE 271
XXXVII. CASSITERITE, ANATASE, PYRITES, HEMATITE 281
XXXVIII. OBSIDIAN, MOLDAVITE 283
PART II—SECTION C
ORNAMENTAL STONES
XXXIX. FLUOR, LAPIS LAZULI, SODALITE, VIOLANE, RHODONITE,
AZURITE, MALACHITE, THULITE, MARBLE, APOPHYLLITE,
CHRYSOCOLLA, STEATITE OR SOAPSTONE, MEERSCHAUM,
SERPENTINE 285
PART II—SECTION D
ORGANIC PRODUCTS
XL. PEARL, CORAL, AMBER 291
TABLES
I. CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GEM-STONES 300
II. COLOUR OF GEM-STONES 301
III. REFRACTIVE INDICES OF GEM-STONES 302
IV. COLOUR-DISPERSION OF GEM-STONES 303
V. CHARACTER OF THE REFRACTION OF GEM-STONES 303
VI. DICHROISM OF GEM-STONES 304
VII. SPECIFIC GRAVITIES OF GEM-STONES 305
VIII. DEGREES OF HARDNESS OF GEM-STONES 305
IX. DATA 306
INDEX 307
LIST OF PLATES
PAGE
I. GEM-STONES (in colour) _Frontispiece_
II. REFRACTIVE INDEX DIAGRAM 36
III. INTERFERENCE FIGURES 48
IV. JEWELLERY DESIGNS 62
V. JEWELLERY DESIGNS 88
VI. APPLIANCES USED FOR POLISHING DIAMONDS 102
VII. POLISHING DIAMONDS 103
VIII. SLITTING AND POLISHING COLOURED STONES 104
IX. FACETING MACHINE 105
X. LAPIDARY’S WORKSHOP AND OFFICE IN ENGLAND 106
XI. LAPIDARY’S WORKSHOP IN RUSSIA 107
XII. FRENCH FAMILY CUTTING STONES 108
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