The Curious Lore of Precious Stones

Talismans and birth-stones, crystal balls and the High Priest's breastplate — Tiffany's own gem expert gathered every superstition, legend and cure ever credited to a precious stone.

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Stones as Talismans and Amulets: Beryl

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Abraham Aragonite Adolphus Albite Adrian Andalusite Albert Agate Alexander Alexandrite Alfred Almandine Ambrose Amber Andrew Aventurine Archibald Axinite Arnold Aquamarine Arthur Amethyst Augustus Agalmatolite Benjamin Bloodstone Bernard Beryl Charles Chalcedony Christian Crystal Claude Cyanite Clement Chrysolite Conrad Crocidolite Constantine Chrysoberyl Cornelius Cat's-eye Dennis Demantoid Dorian Diamond Edmund Emerald Edward Epidote Ernest Euclase Eugene Essonite Ferdinand Feldspar Francis Fire-opal Frederick Fluorite George Garnet Gilbert Gadolinite Godfrey Gagates Gregory Grossularite Gustavus Galactides Guy Gold quartz Henry Heliolite Herbert Hyacinth Horace Harlequin opal Hubert Heliotrope Hugh Heliodor Humphrey Hypersthene James Jade Jasper Jasper Jerome Jadeite John Jacinth Joseph Jargoon Julius Jet Lambert Labradorite Lawrence Lapis-lazuli Leo Lepidolite Leonard Loadstone Mark Malachite Matthew Moonstone Maurice Moss-agate Michael Microcline Nathan Natrolite Nicholas Nephrite Oliver Onyx Osborne Orthoclase Osmond Opal Oswald Obsidian Patrick Pyrope Paul Pearl Peter Porphyry Philip Prase Ralph Rubellite Raymond Rose-quartz Richard Rutile Robert Rock-crystal Roger Rhodonite Roland Ruby Stephen Sapphire Theodore Tourmaline Thomas Topaz Valentine Vesuvianite Vincent Verd-antique Walter Wood-opal William Willemite

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