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Turquoise with Aztecs, 247
with Navajos, 246 Tyszkiewicz Collection, 234
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Umina, emerald goddess of Peruvians,
247, 248 United States, principal gem-stones
found in various States of the, 364-
366 Uparatnani, four minor gems of the
naoratna, 243 Urim and Thummim, 231, 277, 282,
283, 287 Utahlite, 361
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Vajra, "the thunderbolt," Sanskrit
name of diamond, 239, 343 Valentine, St., ring of, 257 "Valley of Diamonds," 74, 75 Varrò, 22 Vasari, 390
Venus, goddess, emerald dedicated to, 28 planet, 243, 336, 344, 348, 352,
353, 354, 355 represented by blue, 31 Verrall, Mrs. A. W., 211 Vespasian, 283
Vesta, necklace of, taken by Serena, 235 Vesuvianite, 50 "Victory Stone," 68 Violet, Christian symbolism of, 273
symbolism
of, 32 Violet-blue, curative effects of, 33 Virgin Mary, 30, 130, 175,
261, 262, 266, 267, 268, 273 rich decorations of statue of, at Loreto,
262, 263 Virgen del Sagrario, Toledo, emerald
of, 261, 262 Virgo, zodiacal sign, 341, 346 Vishnu, 236, 241 Voiture, his letter on curative use of
jade, 383, 384 Volmar, "Steinbach" of, 67, 109, 373 Vulgate, 290, 291, 292, 301
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Wada, Dr. T., vii
Walker, T. B., 254
Walpole, Horace, 195
Ward, Dr. W. Hayes, vii
Wedding anniversaries, gems for, 337
Wenceslaus, St., supposed emerald in
chapel of, 259 Whitby Abbey, 263 White, Christian symbolism of, 273
significance of, 30
worn
in Siam, for Monday, 335 "White sapphire" (corundum), 72 Wiedemann, Dr.
Alfred, 121 Willemite, 171 Wissler, Dr. Clark, vii ' Witherite, 9, 10
Wood-opal, 50 World's Columbian Exhibition, vi,
51 Wright, Thomas, 221 Wurtemberg, jet deposits of, 91
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Yahalom, stone of breastplate, 294,
295 Yarkastein, 146
Yashpeh, stone of breastplate, 299 Yellow, Christian symbolism of, 273
curative effects of, 28
girdle worn by Chinese emperors, 245
in occult ritual, 336
significance of, 29
stones, therapeutic effect of, 370
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Zebulun,
289, 295 Zechariah, 294 Zenochlorite, 360 Zircon (hyacinth), 238
Zodiacal gems, 1, 124, 131, 310, 321, 322, 338-363 stones of the
various signs, 345-347 Zodiacal signs associated with the Twelve
Tribes, 314 names of, in Hebrew, 332
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