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AMONG the duties which fall to the lot of an official in the Mineral Department of the British Museum, in his otherwise unromantic and sternly studious life, is one which is not altogether devoid of human interest. It may happen, for example, that a lady having inherited a priceless heirloom in the shape of a large emerald, travels from the Antipodes in order to sell it in England for its true value, and desiring to display its charms brings it to the Museum. To inform such a person that the stone is but green bottle glass cannot be a pleasant task.
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MIERS, H. Precious Stones, and How to Distinguish them.1. Nature 51, 545–548 (1895). https://doi.org/10.1038/051545b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/051545b0