Smith, Marcell Nelson, 1854- [from old catalog] · Boston, Mass., Printed for Smith Patterson company by Griffith-Stillings press · leaf 109
y discovery the turquoisehas always been prized by Eastern people, andamongst oriental people is still considered ofgreat value. Superstition, as usual, minglesin this estimate of value, and it is stated by goodauthority that turquoise are still used in theEast as a remedy for dyspepsia and… … SCENE IN AZURE TURQUOISE MINE, NEW MEXICO The Chrysolite Chrysolite as a name for gems is unique, in Peridotthat it seems to have been used for several q,- •gems in ancient biblical times, but now appearsto have disappeared and given place to severalother names for the mineral, of which Peridotis…
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