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Uncut amethysts from Mexico, North Carolina and Russia. 
Spanish topazes, a fine series. In the “ Spanish topaz ” the 
original coloring of the carbon in the smoky quartz has been 
changed by the action of heat to the rich hues so much admired. 
Cut and uncut smoky quartz from North Carolina, Colorado, 
Ural Mountains and Switzerland. 
Case 9.— Opals in the natural state, also engraved and pol- 
ished, from Russia, Queensland, Mexico and Washington State, 
including the famous Sun God opal from the Hope collection, 
which is said to have been known in a Persian temple for three 
centuries. 
Fine specimens of tiger-eye of rare luster, jasper, mocha 
stones, moss agates, sardonyx, chrysoprase, agates and chalce- 
dony. 
The finest specimen of hydrolite known (the bubble of sym- 
metrical shape being two and one-half inches in diameter) together 
with many beautiful and rare specimens of agate and chalcedony, 
cut and uncut, from many parts of the world. 
Case lO. — Specimen of crystallized apophyllite from Mex- 
ico, a magnificent piece of labradorite and a very beautiful speci- 
men of iron pyrites. 
Two sections of a boulder of jade from the western coast of 
Australia; jadeite from Burmah, India. 
Fluorite from Derbyshire and Cumberland, England, one 
group being encrusted with calcite crystals. Two specimens of 
antique carving of lion’s feet in marble, from Rome, Italy. 
Porphyry from Finland and Egypt. 
Phulite from Norway. Landscape marble from England. 
Case 11. — Fine collection of crystallized Amazon stone from 
Pike’s Peak, containing several unique specimens of twin crys- 
tals; superb moonstones from Ceylon; sunstones from Norway. 
Interesting cut specimens of iolite, wollastonite, titanite, 
kyanite and prehnite. 
Gems cut from the so-called “ minerals of the rarer earths,” 
samarskite, gadolinite, allanite and euxenite, also magnificent 
groups of dioptase, the rarest ore of copper; an interesting series 
of malachite and azurite from Arizona; a series of cut fluorites. 
Ancient Mexican mirror of iron pyrite. 
Antique Persian figures of lapis-lazuli; lapis-lazuli from Bol- 
ivia, South America. 
Case 12.— Obsidian fragments and obsidian arrow points 
and ornaments. 
A collection of jade ornaments from China, Mexico and New 
Zealand. 
