There is now at the Melbourne Exhibition Building for a few days prior to its being forwarded to Europe a giant topaz, supposed to be the largest in the world. The Argus says it has the perfect crystalline form, and weighs over four pounds avoirdupois. It was found by the owner in alluvial tin-drift, at a depth of three feet from the surface, on one of his tin mines at the East Coast, Tasmania, in 1883. The name of this giant gem-stone is " Kateena Lienna," the Tasmanian native name for "Light of the Sea." Accompanying it is a photograph of the gem, and also a photograph, taken by Mr Wintle, F.L.S., of the spot where it was found, with men engaged in tin mining operations. Beside it are several smaller tapazes, showing the size and form in which they are usually obtained.
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Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 265, 20 March 1886, Page 2
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142Untitled Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume VI, Issue 265, 20 March 1886, Page 2
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