Totten, Lieut., on Hebrew tribes, 288 Tourmaline, 320, 321 gem of New England, 364 Trees bearing precious stones, 232 Kalpa tree, 238 Trevisa, John of, 105 Triboluminescence, 173 Tritheim, Abbot, 181 Trocadéro, Paris, 99 Tullia, daughter of Cicero, emerald of, 31 Turquoise, 6, 37, 64, 108-114, 336, 345, 375 Apache name for, 113 as natal stone, 308, 320 De Boot’s tale of a, 109, 110 fading of, indicating illness, 24, 26, 114 from Los Cerillos, N. M., 111 from Pueblo Bonito, N. M., 112, 113 from Los Muertos, Arizona, 112 gem of Jupiter, 348 Persians’ praise of, 111 protecting from falls, 24, 26, 109, 110 strikes the hour, 111 talismanic virtues of, 114 usually worn by men in 17th century, 111 with Aztecs, 247 with Navajos, 246 Tyszkiewicz Collection, 234 U Umiña, emerald goddess of Peruvians, 247, 248 United States, principal gem-stones found in various States of the, 364-366 _Uparatnani_, four minor gems of the _naoratna_, 243 Urim and Thummim, 231, 277, 282, 283, 287 Utahlite, 361 V Vajra, “the thunderbolt,” Sanskrit name of diamond, 239, 343 Valentine, St., ring of, 257 “Valley of Diamonds,” 74, 75 Varro, 22 Vasari, 390 Venus, goddess, emerald dedicated to, 28 planet, 243, 336, 344, 348, 352, 353, 354, 355 represented by blue, 31 Verrall, Mrs. A. W., 211 Vespasian, 283 Vesta, necklace of, taken by Serena, 235 Vesuvianite, 50 “Victory Stone,” 68 Violet, Christian symbolism of, 273 symbolism of, 32 Violet-blue, curative effects of, 33 Virgin Mary, 30, 130, 175, 261, 262, 266, 267, 268, 273 rich decorations of statue of, at Loreto, 262, 263 Virgen del Sagrario, Toledo, emerald of, 261, 262 Virgo, zodiacal sign, 341, 346 Vishnu, 236, 241 Voiture, his letter on curative use of jade, 383, 384 Volmar, “Steinbuch” of, 67, 109, 373 Vulgate, 290, 291, 292, 301 W Wada, Dr. T., vii Walker, T. B., 254 Walpole, Horace, 195 Ward, Dr. W. Hayes, vii Wedding anniversaries, gems for, 337 Wenceslaus, St., supposed emerald in chapel of, 259 Whitby Abbey, 263 White, Christian symbolism of, 273 significance of, 30 worn in Siam, for Monday, 335 “White sapphire” (corundum), 72 Wiedemann, Dr. Alfred, 121 Willemite, 171 Wissler, Dr. Clark, vii Witherite, 9, 10 Wood-opal, 50 World’s Columbian Exhibition, vi, 51 Wright, Thomas, 221 Würtemberg, jet deposits of, 91 Y _Yahalom_, stone of breastplate, 294, 295 _Yarkastein_, 146 _Yashpeh_, stone of breastplate, 299 Yellow, Christian symbolism of, 273 curative effects of, 28 girdle worn by Chinese emperors, 245 in occult ritual, 336 significance of, 29 stones, therapeutic effect of, 370 Z Zebulun, 289, 295 Zechariah, 294 Zenochlorite, 360 Zircon (hyacinth), 238