THE MINERAL COLLECTOR. 



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No. 2 (AT LOWER RIGHT) MTLKV QUARTZ CRYSTAL. 



are called onyx; when red and white, 

 sardonyx, and when red only, sard. 



The high colors seen in some agates 

 are not always natural. Sometimes an 

 ugly agate of an uneven or unattractive 



No. 3. QUARTZ GEODE. 



color is given a bright red or other 

 color by boiling in honey and after- 

 wards in acid or some chemical com- 

 pound. 



No. 4. AGATE FROM BRAZIL. 



Grumbling Wrong End First. 



"Men grumble because God puts 

 thorns on roses. Would not it be 

 better to thank God that he puts roses 

 on thorns?" 



