Gems; Notes and ExtractsBell & Daldy, 1871 - 241 sayfa |
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acid adularia agate Alumina amber amethyst amongst ancients antique asteria balais beautiful belonging blow-pipe blue bluish Bohemia breakage bright Caire calcareous calcedony called carats carbon carnelian century Ceylon chrysolite cleavage colour composed concave corundum dark diamond double refraction easily emerald engraved facets felspar France garnet gems glass Glucine Greek green greenish hardness India intagli Italy jacinth jasper kind known lapis lazuli lichnite light lime lire magnesia malachite marble marquisite melts mica mineral onyx opal opaque Oriental and Western Oriental ruby ornaments Oxide Oxide of iron pearls peridot plasma Pliny polish porphyry prase precious stones prism procured pyroxenum quantity quartz red corundum resembles resinous rock crystal Roman rough rubellite sapphire sard Saxony scratches Siberia Silex silicate sometimes specific gravity specific weight spinel spots strata substance texture Theophrastus tint topaz Tourmaline translucent transparent turquoise varies varieties vitreous whence yellow دو
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