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Heliotrope or Bloodstone, and Chrysophrase |
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New York Weekly edition
Online Full Text: |
Digital Library @ Villanova University
Stanford Digital Repository |
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Series: | New York Weekly v. 24 no. 17 (page 2) |
Item: | The World's Minor Gems: Heliotrope or Bloodstone, and Chrysophrase |
Author: |
Fairfield, Francis Gerry
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Date: |
March 11, 1869 |
First Sentence: | This stone is a species of agate, and has its name from the Greeks, who used it for observing the sun through it. |
Last Sentence: | Chrysophrase is a stone now growing almost daily into popularity with our native wearers of gems, and should have double value as a native gem. |
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