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IN HARD STONES. 



] Labradorite, oval. 

 Jade, oblong. 



Matrix of opal, oblong. (Hungary.) 

 Matrix of opal, oblong ; gold mounted. 

 Noble serpentine, oval ; garnets imbedded. 

 Rose-quartz, oblong. (Siberia.) 

 White chalcedony, semi-circular. (India.) 

 Laminated chalcedony, oblong. 

 Obsidian, circular. (Mexico.) 



Obsidian, oval. (Mexico.) 



Matrix of amethyst, oval. 



Lapis lazuli, oblong. 



Bloodstone, oblong. 



Roman Mosaic, circular, on porphyry. 



Roman Mosaic, oblong, on porphyry. 



Oblong bo.x, inlaid in lozenges with adularia, 

 labradorite, lapis-lazuli, etc. (Siberia.) 



17.] Lumachelli, oblong. (Italian.) 



Egyptian jasper, oval. 



Egyptian jasper, oval. 



Egj'ptian jasper, oblong ; Indian granite bottom. 



Rhodonite, oval. (Siberia.) 



Lepidolite, oblong. (Saxony.) 



Avanturine, dark grey, curved. 



Avanturine, red and white, oblong. 



Avanturine, brown, oval. 



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