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The Curious Lore of Precious Stones Being a description...

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“Phantom Crystal” of Quartz (Rock-crystal)
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Amber Heart-shaped Amulet
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An Inscribed Scarab of the Type known as a Heart-scarab
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Mani Málá, or Chain of Gems
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Sculptured Jade Mountain Weighing 640 lbs
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Votive Adze of Jadeite from Mexico
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Statue of a Maori Warrior, by Sigurd Neandross
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Staurolite Crystals (Fairy Stones)
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Frontispiece of the “Vestitus Sacerdotum Hebræorum,” of Johann Braun, Amsterdam, 1680
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Silver Cross with Quartz Cat’s-eye
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Specimens of Chiastolite (Lapis Crucifer)
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Facsimile of the Betrothal Ring of the Virgin in the Cathedral of Perugia
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The Figures of the Planets with their Significant Stones
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The Zodiacal Stones with their Signs
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Necklaces (First Century, A.D., and Ancient Persian)
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Statuette Known as that of Sainte Foy, in the Abbey-church at Conques, Dept. Aveyron, France

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The Curious Lore of Precious Stones Being a description of their sentiments and folk lore, superstitions, symbolism, mysticism, use in medicine, protection, prevention, religion, and divination. Crystal gazing, birth-stones, lucky stones and talismans, astral, zodiacal, and planetary, Project Gutenberg eBook #57978

Contents I Superstitions and Their Sources