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Ch. 4: Gemstones Breastplate High Priest

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HE diamond is the glorious gem which surpasses all others in hardness and bril­liancy. Its specific gravity is about 3'5, its cleavage very perfect, its refraction sim­ple ; it is transparent and translucent, combustible, infu­sible, and unassailable by acids, and is composed of pure crystallized carbon. It frequently becomes phosphores­cent on exposure to light ; the smaller stones by a much
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