A superb group of amethyst crystals [height 5| inches] 

 from Upper Providence, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania. In 

 these gem crystals the purple coloring is unevenly distri- 

 buted, as in the Siberian amethysts making a rich royal 

 purple tint in the cut stone equal to that of any known 

 gem 



found at an altitude of 14,000 feet, in the zone of almost perpetual snow. Addi- 

 tional specimens to be noted are some wonderful yellow beryls from Ceylon, one of 

 57 T 9 g- carats; a beryl of 12j carats from Mt. Mica, Paris, Maine; twelve stones, one 

 of 14§ | carats from Litchfield, Connecticut, and a deep brown specimen from the 

 Ray Mine, Mitchell Co., North Carolina. 



The collection of tourmalines numbers 79 cut and 13 uncut specimens. Here we 

 have examples as varied as the sapphires in their coloring. There are magnificent 

 red and pink stones from Pala Chief, California; one from Madagascar weighing 

 40| carats; another from Sarapulka, Russia, as well as specimens from the state 

 of Minas Geraes, Brazil. A large irregular mass is said to be from the eye of an idol 

 in India and to have been secured during the Sikh war. A series of the wonderful 

 bicolored stones, part yellow and green, the balance of the stone being red, are from 

 Mesa Grande, California; there is also a red and blue bicolored stone from the same 

 locality. Noteworthy and interesting are some tourmalines from Brazil in which 

 there is a red center bordered by white, with an outer line of green. A series of more 

 than a dozen blue, dark green and green tourmalines come from the famous locality 

 at Mt. Mica, Paris, Maine. 



The topaz series numbers 55 cut and 15 uncut stones. It is one of the most 

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