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THE TOWNSHEND COLLECTION.
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Onyx. Three layers, brown, white, and black, oval, 2/3 in. by 7/12 in.; plain solid mount. (Hope catalogue, p. 92, No. 1.) Plate IV. fig. 48. 1211—'69.

Cornelian. Red, engraved with Persian characters and foliage, tabular. 3/4 in. by 2/3 in.; plain mount. 1212—'69.

Moss Agate. Pale purple, chalcedonic base, with jasper; oval, convex; 1/2 in. by 5/12 in.; coronet mount. 1213—'69.

Mocha Stone. Grey, with dark-brown dendrites, oval; 1 in. by 19/24 in.; coronet mount. 1214—'69.

Mocha Stone. Grey, with black dendrites, oval; 1 in. by 3/4 in.; coronet mount. (Hope catalogue, p. 81, No. 40). Plate IV. fig. 49). 1215—'69.

Bloodstone, or Heliotrope. Tabular, oval; 11/24 in. by 9/24 in.; plain mount. 1216—'69.

Cat's-eye. Honey yellow, en cabochon, high and narrow; 3/4 in. by 9/24 in. and 5/12 in. thick; coronet mount. 1217—'69.

Cat's-eye. Pale yellow grey, en cabochon oval, 5/12 in. by 1/3 in.; plain mount. 1218—'69.

Cat's eye. Brown, en cabochon, dished back, oval; 23/24 in. by 8/12 in.; bordered with 20 brilliants, and with several roses on the pierced shoulders; set in silver on gold shank. 1219—'69.

LAPIS-LAZULI.

Lapis-lazuli. Deep blue, with a few minute spangles of pyrites; tabular, oval; 5/12 in. by 9/24 in.; solid mount. 1324—'69.

IOLITE, OR DICHROITE.

Iolite, or Dichroite. Pale violet, showing oblique cleavage lines, en cabochon, oval; 1/2 in. by 5/12 in.; claw mount. 1267—'69.

Iolite, or Dichroite. Pale blue, showing oblique cleavage lines, en cabochon oblong, rounded ends; 1/2 in by 1/4 in.; claw mount. 1268—'69.

CROCIDOLITE.

Crocidolite. Dark bluish-green, with band of light, cut en cabochon; 9/12 in. by 7/12 in.; coronet mount. 1336—'69.

FELSPAR.

Labradorite. Grey, with blue, green, and orange chatoyancy, slightly, convex, circular; 7/12 in. diam.; claw mount. 1292—'69.

Sunstone. Avanturine felspar of delicate reddish brown colour, en cabochon, oval; 5/12 in. by 4/12 in.; solid mount. 1293—'69

Moonstone. Adularia, orthoclase felspar, having a bluish-white chatoyancy, en cabachon, oval; 1/2 in. by 5/12 in.; plain mount. (Hope catalogue, p. 97. No. 6). Plate IV. fig. 50. 1294—'69.