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Spessacite, from Virginia, 366 Sphalerite, 171 Spinel, 10, 102
therapeutic effect of, 370 Spodumene, 48 Star-ruby, 334 Star-sapphire, 8, 106, 107
in
sword-hilt of King of Greece, 334 Staurolite Fairy Stones, plate
Staurolite, religious symbolism of, 271 Steatite, 265 Stone Age, amber
in deposits of, 55
idols
of, 23 "Stone of Destiny," 107 "Stone of Forgetfulness," 35 "Stone of
Hate," 35 "Stone of Love," 35 "Stone of Memory," 35 "Stones of Power"
in Scottish
regalia, 183 Stones with natural images, 266-269 Storchstein, 162
Suetonius, 341 Sumerian magic formula, 35 Sunstone, 366 Superstition,
v, 1-5, 8, 9 Swastika emblem, 135, 265 Sylvester, St., stone, 258
Sympathy and antipathy, doctrine of, 24
Τ Tabari, 286 Tagore, Rajah Sir Sourindro Mohun,
viii Takowaya, Russia, alexandrite found
in the, 54 Talismanic gems, 1, 42, 52, 124, 322 girdle of Catharine de'Medici
set
with, 317 of the hours, 337 of the months, 326-331 of the week, 332,
333 Talismans, etymology of word, 23 from New Caledonia, 23 of jade
favored by Mohammedans, 246 see amulet, and separate stones temple gifts as, 241 Talmud, 71, 73, 275, 306, 377 Tamerlane, ruthlessness of, 32 Tarshish, stone of breastplate, 297,
298 Taurus, zodiacal sign, 341, 342, 343, 346, 353, 354
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Tavernier,
Jean Baptiste, 260 Taw Sien Ko, vii "Tecalco onyx," 252 Teifashi,
Ahmed, 75, 104, 158, 381 Tempe, Arizona, turquoise in ruins
of
Los Muertos near, 112 Tetragrammaton, 182 Thayngen, Switzerland, jet
of, 91 Theophrastus, 290, 293, 299, 370 Thomas, N. W., 180 Thomsonite,
365 Thoth, 16
Thothmes
II, talisman of, 120 Tiberius, 342 Tiffany, Charles L., 172 Tiffany
& Co., 172 Tiffany Collection, 106, 219 Titus, 283, 289
Topaz, 40, 133, 238, 242, 243, 244, 245, 291, 297, 298, 303, 305, 313, 344
as symbol of St. Matthew, 312
gem of Sagittarius, 347
in breastplate, 276
therapeutic effect of, 372, 389 Topazos, island of, 67 Totten, Lieut., on Hebrew tribes, 288 Tourmaline, 320, 321
gem of New England, 364 Trees bearing precious stones, 232
Kalpa
tree, 238 Trevisa, John of, 105 Triboluminescence, 173 Tritheim, Abbot,
181 Trocadéro, Paris, 99 Tullia, daughter of Cicero, emerald
of, 31 Turquoise, 6, 37, 64, 108-114, 336, 345, 375
Apache name for, 113
as natal stone, 308, 320
De Boot's tale of a, 109, 110
fading of, indicating illness, 24, 26, 114
from Los Cerillos, N. M., 111
from Pueblo Bonito, Ν. Μ., 112, 113
from Los Muertos, Arizona, 112
gem of Jupiter, 348
Persians' praise of, 111
protecting from falls, 24, 26, 109, 110
strikes the hour, 111
talismanic virtues of, 114
usually worn by men in 17th century, 111
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