K.
- Kaaba, sacred stone, [410].
- Kaianian Belt, [215].
- Crown, [214].
- Karat, weight of, [264].
- Kazan, Cathedral of, [147].
- Crown of, [139].
- King, views of, [167].
- King of Ava, gems of, [217].
- Kabul, [212].
- Kohinoor diamond, [181], [206]-[208], [212], [214].
- Korund, [368], [371].
- Kremlin, [132], [135], [141].
- Kyanite, [423].
L.
- Lahore, Treasury of, [208].
- Lamartine, historian, [113].
- Lapis lazuli, [368].
- Lavoisier, views of, [67].
- Le Conte’s description of Honduras Opal mines, [343], [346].
- opals, [355].
- Lecourbe, General, [157].
- Lewy’s views on the emerald, [304]-[306].
- L’Isle, Romè de, his views, [371].
- Linnæus’s views, [370].
- Lithoscope, [259].
- Lollia Paulina, [22].
- Louis VII., [199].
- Low’s work on Borneo, [217].
- Lucretius, poet, [73], [90].
M.
- Maine beryls, [313].
- Maiolica pottery, colors of, [352].
- Mandanga diamond mines, [38].
- Mansur Ben, views of, [90].
- Marbodeus’s poem on emeralds, [284].
- sapphire, [366].
- Marc Antony’s opal, [353].
- Marco Polo, celebrated traveller, [380].
- Maria Theresa, cross of, [228].
- Mariana, account of emeralds, [295].
- Martyr, account of emeralds, [295], [296].
- Mary Queen of Scots, jewels of, [193].
- Matura diamonds, [225].
- Mawe’s visit to Lisbon, [221].
- Mellan, or gem conglomerate, [374], [379].
- Minas Geraes diamond mines, [41].
- Mirror of Naples, diamond, [193].
- Missorium, or emerald table, [123].
- Mithridates, [130].
- Montezuma’s mantle, [294].
- Morse, H. D., diamond establishment, [247], [272].
- Mosaics of precious stones, [398].
- Murat, General, uniform of, [229].
- Murchison’s views, [43].
- Muzo, emerald mines of, [327].
N.
- Nadir Shah, [151], [152], [186], [187], [204], [206], [211].
- Narbonne, pillage of, [123].
- Nassac diamond, [187].
- Navajos, turquoises of, [293].
- Nero’s Lens, [288].
- New Hampshire beryls, [314].
- Newera Ellia sapphire mines, [373].
- Newton’s views, [67], [81], [92], [99].
- Nizam diamond, [217].
- North Carolina sapphire mines, [388]-[390].
O.
- Oldham, visit to the Burmah ruby mines, [402].
- Oliva, actress, [175].
- Opal, [335].
- ancient mines of, [341], [349].
- Babinet’s views of, [339].
- beauty of, [338].
- black variety of, [349].
- cause of its colored reflections, [339], [340].
- commerce of, [367].
- Count Waliski, [354].
- Damour’s experiments with, [337].
- dandritic, [338].
- Delius’ account of Hungarian opals, [350].
- Descloizeaux, views of, [347].
- described by Jackson, [355].
- division of, by Jameson, [338].
- Werner, [338].
- Dr. Le Conte’s, [355].
- engraved, [351].
- formation of, [346], [347].
- Harlequin variety, [349].
- Hydrophane variety, [337].
- imitations of, [351].
- mines of, [341].
- Central America, [343].
- Gracias a Dios, [343].
- Honduras, [342].
- Hungary, [341]-[349].
- Queensland, [346].
- Zimapan, [348].
- Mohr’s views of, [339].
- Newton’s views of, [339].
- of Austria, [354].
- Opal of D’Auguy, [354].
- Empress Josephine, [353].
- Fleury, [354].
- France, [354].
- Humboldt, [354].
- Nonius, [352], [353].
- U. S. Centennial Exhibition, [355].
- on image of Mexican deity, [355].
- physical properties of, [336], [337].
- purchase of, [357], [360].
- splendors of, [356].
- superstitious fancies regarding, [361]-[364].
- treatment of, when mined, [350].
- value of, in rough state, [360].
- Nonius’s gem, [361].
- varieties of, [338].
- Orb of Russia, [140].
- Order of the Golden Fleece, [225], [226].
- Origin of diamonds, [57].
- gems, [335].
- Orloff diamond, [149]-[152].
- Ottoman display of gems, [117].