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Ch. 21: Hiddenite and Kunzite

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HIDDENITE AND KUNZITE 95
Diego County, California, and was named in honor of Dr. Kunz, who was for many years the special agent of the United States Govern­ment, and compiled the official document con­cerning gems, appearing annually, together with other reports, under the name of the "Min­eral Resources of the United States."
Kunzite is dichroic, and possesses a charming and almost indescribable light-blue color, which has been characterized as deep rose lilac and delicate pink amethystine. The same crystal displays two different tints when viewed at different angles.
The mineral is now highly prized as a gem, and its beautiful and delicate color make it entirely unr'que. Unfortunately the supply is very limited. The purely chance discovery of such a new and beautiful gem forms what might almost be regarded as a romance. Think of the chance conjunction in nature of the peculiar chemical properties forming the mineral, then the centuries of the infinitesimal growth of the crystals from these solutions, and finally when the whole had reached its last stage of per­fection, its chance discovery through the prick of the miner's pickaxe.
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