CONCEDING DIAMONDS.
ddn black diamond is s 0 hard that it cannot be polished. An uncut diaim ml looks very much like a bit of gum arable. ’the diamond in sulhcient. beat, will burn like a piece of charcoal. d’ln island of ('eylon is the most remarkable gem depository in the world,
Tlic carat, used in ostipmting tho weight of gems, is a grain of Indian wheat.
Mhen a fine ruby is found in Burniah a procession of elephants, grandee?, • and soldiers escorts it to the king's palace. . '1 he sapphire which adonis the summit of the English crown is the same that Edward the Confessor wore in his ring.
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 26, 29 March 1907, Page 2
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110CONCEDING DIAMONDS. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 8, Issue 26, 29 March 1907, Page 2
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