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PRECIOUS STONES.

APOPHYLLITE.

Apophyllite. Translucent, white, natural crystal, prismatic octahedron, with basal planes; 5/12 in. diam.; claw mount. 1296—'69.

PYRITES.

Pyrites. Brass yellow, rose-cut; 1/2 in. by 1/3 in.; light coronet mount. 1335—'69.

LUMACHELLA, OR FIRE MARBLE.

Lumachella. Polished, nearly flat oval; 1 in. by 3/4 in.; coronet mount. 1237—'69.

MALACHITE.

Malachite. Opaque, bluish green; 1/2 in. diam.; convex top, coronet mount. 1334—'69.

PEARL.

Pearl. Whole, white, secured by a pin passing through a claw on each side; on each shoulder of the ring mount are 2 pearl-shaped brilliants, with 3 smaller brilliants; there are 4 other small brilliants, one at each corner of the setting. 1337—'69.

Pearl. White, whole, short ovate; diam. 1/4 in.; mount with 4 claws. 1340—'69.

Pearl. Black, whole, round; diam. 1/5 in.; plain, mount with 4 claws. 1338—'69.

Pearl. Cherry pink, whole, round; diam. 1/8 in.; claw mount. (Hope catalogue, p. 10, No. 88.) 1339—'69.

There are two specimens not included in the above list. One of these has been enumerated with the peridots, but it is apparently a tourmaline; the other stone, which possesses little interest or beauty, is probably obsidian.

Tourmaline? Dull green, en cabochon, oval; 1/2 in. by 1/3 in.; plain mount. 1299—'69.

Obsidian? Dull green, step-cut; 1/2 in. by 5/12 in.; wire coronet mount. 1295—'69.