Bauer's Arrangement
Because of the pre-eminence of Dr. Max Bauer's Precious Stones, in the realm which that great work so effectually covers, the arrangement of precious stones made by the distinguished author, and followed throughout in his work, is of interest. It is as follows:
- Diamond
- Corundum
Ruby, Sapphire, including star-sapphire and white sapphire, "Oriental aquamarine," "Oriental emerald," "Oriental chrysolite," "Oriental topaz," "Oriental hyacinth," "Oriental amethyst," adamantine-spar.
- Spinel
- "Ruby-spinel," "Balas-ruby," "Alamandine-spinel," Rubicelle, Blue-spinel, Ceylonite.
- Chrysoberyl
- Cymophane ("Oriental cat's-eye"), Alexandrite.
- Beryl
- Emerald, Aquamarine, "Aquamarine-chrysolite," Golden beryl.
- Euclase
- Phenakite
- Topaz
- Zircon
- Hyacinth
- Garnet Group
Hessonite (Cinnamon stone), Spessartite, Almandine, Pyrope (Bohemian garnet, "Cape ruby," and Rhodolite), Demantoid, Grossularite, Melanite, Topazolite.
- Tourmaline
- Opal
- Precious opal, Fire-opal, Common opal.
- Turquoise
- Bone-turquoise
- Lazulite
- Callainite
- Olivine
- Chrysolite, Peridot.
- Cordierite
- Idocrase
- Axinite
- Kyanite
- Staurolite
- Andalusite
- Chiastolite.
- Epidote
- Piedmontite
- Dioptase
- Chrysocolla
- Garnierite
- Sphene
- Prehnite
- Chlorastolite
- Zonochlorite
- Thomsonite
- Lintonite
- Natrolite
- Hemimorphite
- Calamine
- Felspar Group
- Amazon-stone, Sun-stone, Moon-stone, Labradorescent feldspar, Labradorite.
- Elaeolite
- Cancrinite
- Lapis-lazuli
- Hauynite
- Sodalite
- Obsidian
- Moldavite
- Pyroxene and Hornblende Group
Hypersthene (with Bronzite, Bastite, Diallage), Diopside, Spodumene (Hiddenite), Rhodonite (and Lepidolite), Nephrite, Jadeite (Chloromelanite).
- Quartz.
Crystallised quartz: Rock-crystal, Smoky-quartz, Amethyst, Citrine, Rose-quartz, Prase, Sapphire-quartz, Quartz with enclosures, Cat's-eye, Tiger-eye.
- Compact quartz: Hornstone, Chrysoprase, Wood-stone, Jasper, Aventurine.
Chalcedony: Common Chalcedony, Carnelian, Plasma, Heliotrope, Agate with Onyx, etc.
- Malachite
- Chessylite
- Satin-spar (Fibrous Calcite, Aragonite, and Gypsum).
- Fluor-spar
- Apatite
- Iron-pyrites
- Haematite
- Ilmenite
- Rutile
- Amber
- Jet
In an appendix Dr. Bauer places Pearls and Coral.