Works, Volume 20Kraus Reprint, 1967 - Geography |
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Page 141
... Colour it is good . Also touch any with a Red - hot Iron , which you suspect because their Colour is lighter than ordinarily they use to be , and if they fry like Resin or Wax , they are naught . Sometimes they are tried by putting them ...
... Colour it is good . Also touch any with a Red - hot Iron , which you suspect because their Colour is lighter than ordinarily they use to be , and if they fry like Resin or Wax , they are naught . Sometimes they are tried by putting them ...
Page 146
... Colour ; it's naturally somewhat greasy in cutting , because of its Softness . The last sort is called a Ballace ' Ruby , which is not in so much esteem as the Spinell , because it is not so well coloured : This also is a Stone ...
... Colour ; it's naturally somewhat greasy in cutting , because of its Softness . The last sort is called a Ballace ' Ruby , which is not in so much esteem as the Spinell , because it is not so well coloured : This also is a Stone ...
Page 148
... Colour , some are of a more Oriental Colour , therefore called ( Amethist Oriental ) which bears a very good Price , few of these being to be found , but are the pleasantest Colour of all Stones . Another sort being Pale is called the ...
... Colour , some are of a more Oriental Colour , therefore called ( Amethist Oriental ) which bears a very good Price , few of these being to be found , but are the pleasantest Colour of all Stones . Another sort being Pale is called the ...
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