CONTENTS

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I.—Study of Precious Stones in Early Times[3]
II.—The Most Ancient Science[6]
III.—The Ephod of the High Priest[9]
IV.—The Breastplate of Judgment[12]
V.—Interpretation of the Breastplate According to Ancient Philosophy[18]
VI.—The Stones of the Breastplate and the Zodiac[57]
VII.—Old Legends[61]
VIII.—Stones in Various Mythologies[72]
IX.—Stones and Their Stories[83]
X.—The Greatest Charms in the World[104]
Precious and Semi-Precious Gems Arranged in Alphabetical Order
XI.—Agate-Amazonite[111]
XII.—Amber-Azurite[121]
XIII.—The Beryl Family[137]
XIV.—Balas-Crysocolla[151]
XV.—Chrysolite-Crystal[166]
XVI.—The Diamond[184]
XVII.—Some Famous and Wonderful Diamonds and Their Stories[204]
XVIII.—Dichroite-Iolite[226]
XIX.—Jacinth-Lodestone[242]
XX.—Malachite-Nephrite[260]
XXI.—Obsidian-Onyx[276]
XXII.—The Opal[286]
The Great Australian Opal
XXIII.—The Flame Queen[300]
XXIV.—Various Kinds of Opal[302]
XXV.—Pearl[307]
XXVI.—Pearl[322]
XXVII.—Peridot-Ruby[333]
XXVIII.—Rutile-Sapphire[351]
XXIX.—Sardonyx-Succinite[362]
XXX.—Titanite-Topaz[374]
XXXI.—Tourmaline-Zircon[382]
XXXII.—Stones in Shakespeare’s Plays[396]
XXXIII.—Forms, Compositions, Characteristics, Zodiacal Classification, and Places of Origin[412]
XXXIV.—Gems in Heraldry, Magical Squares of Abra Melin the Mage, Charubel’s Gem Influences, Gems of Countries[420]
XXXV.—The Inevitable Law of Transmutation[431]