41 Jade Ch. 30 Garnet Ch. 32 Epidote Ch. 54 Thomsonite Mesolite Ch. 51 Hematite Ch. 57 Zoisite & Serpentine Ch. 27 Cyanite Ch. The gem referred to in these instances is, however,the modern chrysolite, while where chrysolite is spoken of our topaz isusually meant. Atopaz presented by Lady Hildegarde, wife of Theoderic, Count ofHolland, to monastery in her native town, emitted at night, accordingto legend, light so brilliant that in the chapel where it was keptprayers could be read at night without the aid of light statementwhich might well be true if the monks knew the prayers by heart.
39 Quartz Ch. 21 Chrysoberyl Ch. 46 Feldspar Ch.
21 Chrysoberyl Ch. 28 Andalusite Ch. The gem referred to in these instances is, however,the modern chrysolite, while where chrysolite is spoken of our topaz isusually meant. Atopaz presented by Lady Hildegarde, wife of Theoderic, Count ofHolland, to monastery in her native town, emitted at night, accordingto legend, light so brilliant that in the chapel where it was keptprayers could be read at night without the aid of light statementwhich might well be true if the monks knew the prayers by heart. Thespiritual qualities associated with topaz are fruitfulness andfaithfulness. It is also said to confer cheerfulness upon its wearer.
57 Zoisite & Serpentine Ch. 32 Epidote Ch. 64 Amber Ch. 41 Jade Ch. 38 Samarskite Ch. 28 Andalusite Ch. 29 Staurolite Ch. 30 Garnet Ch. 6 Hardness Ch. 9 Electrical Properties Ch. 26 Topaz Ch. About forty years topaz was quitepopular as gem, and commanded three or four times its present price. At the present time stone weighing several carats be bought fortwo or three dollars. Topazis often referred to by ancient writers, and is mentioned in the Bibleas one of the gatesof the Holy City. 56 Rhodonite Ch.
45 Variscite & Callainite Ch. 2 Occurrence Ch. 21 Chrysoberyl Ch. 22 Zircon Ch. 122thantrue topaz, and more valuable. 55 Prehnite Ch. It is also said to confer cheerfulness upon its wearer. The ancients believed that it calmed the passions and prevented baddreams that it discovered poison by becoming obscured when in contactwith it that it quenched the heat of boiling water, and that itspowers increased and decreased with the increase and decrease of themoon. 11 Value & Price Ch
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Fluorite is extremely colorful and pretty but has hardness of only on the Mohs hardness scale and has four perfect cleavage directions, which makes it only an oddity as cut gem. gemstones have good hardness above 5 and high index of refraction the greater the sparkle. In cases, these variety names are historical, as the gemstones were not recognized as being varieties of other minerals until well after the name was in common use such as aquamarine, emerald, and heliodor as varieties of beryl. few are mineraloids not true minerals and are include here opal, amber, and moldavite.
