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INTRODUCTION.
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The mineral collections in the State Museum at Ealeigh include a number of valuable and interesting collections of gems and gem minerals prominent among which is that of Mr. J. A. D. Stephenson, for more than 30 years a resident of North Carolina and an enthusiastic explorer of its natural resources.
Much credit is also due to the late James D. Yerrington, for many years the agent of the Henry D. Morse Diamond-Cutting Company, who for 30 years carried on correspondence with North Carolina, doing much by his kindly advice and care to encourage the people to send small gems, which in many cases led to valuable results.
George Frederick Kunz.
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