The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 98National Geographic Society, 1950 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 784
... stone is the deep - blue 442 - carat Hope Diamond . Finer , and more valuable , is the rich green Dresden Diamond . The Tiffany Diamond ( page 791 ) is a rich orange yellow . Recently Princess Elizabeth was presented with a deep - pink ...
... stone is the deep - blue 442 - carat Hope Diamond . Finer , and more valuable , is the rich green Dresden Diamond . The Tiffany Diamond ( page 791 ) is a rich orange yellow . Recently Princess Elizabeth was presented with a deep - pink ...
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... stone cut en cabochon ( page 780 ) shows a white line of silky sheen moving over the surface . Its resemblance to the feline eye gives it its name . The alexandrite , green in daylight and red in artificial light , was first discovered ...
... stone cut en cabochon ( page 780 ) shows a white line of silky sheen moving over the surface . Its resemblance to the feline eye gives it its name . The alexandrite , green in daylight and red in artificial light , was first discovered ...
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... stone " of Ceylon . A variety of andradite , called demantoid , has a grass - green to emerald - green color . Its name refers to its high luster , resembling that of the diamond . This rare and beautiful stone is found only in the Ural ...
... stone " of Ceylon . A variety of andradite , called demantoid , has a grass - green to emerald - green color . Its name refers to its high luster , resembling that of the diamond . This rare and beautiful stone is found only in the Ural ...
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Copraship Voyage to Fijis Outlying Islands By Marjory C Thomas 121 | viii |
Down the Susquehanna by Canoe By Ralph Gray With 45 illustrations in color from | xvi |
Here Come the Marines By Frederick Simpich 647 | xxii |
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