The Magic and Science of Jewels and Stones

CONTENTS

CHAPTER		PAGE

I.—	Study of Precious Stones in Early Times	3

II.—	The Most Ancient Science	6

III.—	The Ephod of the High Priest	9

IV.—	The Breastplate of Judgment	12

V.—	Interpretation of the Breastplate According to Ancient Philosophy	18

VI.—	The Stones of the Breastplate and the Zodiac	57

VII.—	Old Legends	61

VIII.—	Stones in Various Mythologies	72

IX.—	Stones and Their Stories	83

X.—	The Greatest Charms in the World	104


Precious and Semi-Precious Gems Arranged in Alphabetical Order

XI.—	Agate-Amazonite	111

XII.—	Amber-Azurite	121

XIII.—	The Beryl Family	137

XIV.—	Balas-Crysocolla	151

XV.—	Chrysolite-Crystal	166

XVI.—	The Diamond	184

XVII.—	Some Famous and Wonderful Diamonds and Their Stories	204

XVIII.—	Dichroite-Iolite	226

XIX.—	Jacinth-Lodestone	242

XX.—	Malachite-Nephrite	260

XXI.—	Obsidian-Onyx	276

XXII.—	The Opal	286


The Great Australian Opal

XXIII.—	The Flame Queen	300

XXIV.—	Various Kinds of Opal	302

XXV.—	Pearl	307

XXVI.—	Pearl	322

XXVII.—	Peridot-Ruby	333

XXVIII.—	Rutile-Sapphire	351

XXIX.—	Sardonyx-Succinite	362

XXX.—	Titanite-Topaz	374

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