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Ch. 3: Precious Gem stones in 1918

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GEMS AND PRECIOUS STONES.
By Waldemar T. Schalleb.1
PRODUCTION.
The production of gems and precious stones in the United States in 1918 was smaller than in any previous year since 1881, except in 1896. The value of the output in 1918 was only $106,523. The enlistment of many gem miners in the military service, the general scarcity of labor, and the poor market all had their effect in reducing the quan­tity and value of the precious stones produced.
Value of precious stones produced in the United States, 1913-1918.
n Small production included under "miscellaneous gems."
i> Includes apatite calamine, chlorastrolite, crocidolite, datolite, fossil coral, Iceland spar, kyanite, lapis lazuli, obsidian, peridot, phenacite, rutile, smithsonite, spodumene (kunzite), staurolite, thomsonite, titanite, and zircon.
c Includes chlorastrolite, datolite, epidote, fossil coral, hematite, kyanite, lazulite, rhodonite, rutile, seiiohte, serpentine, spodumene, staurolite, and vesuvianite.
d Includes andalusite, chlorastrolite, datolite, epidote, feldspar, fossil coral, hematite, Iceland spar, lapis lazuli, obsidian, peridotr phenacite, pynte, rhodonite, rutile, sepiolite, smithsonite, spodumene, stauro­lite, thomsonite, willemite, and ziosite.
< Includes andalusite, calamine, chlorastrolite, datolite, epidote, feldspar, fluorite, Iceland spar, lapis lazuli, mariposite, meerschaum, obsidian, phenacite, pyrite, satin spar (gypsum), staurolite, thomso­nite, willemite, and zoisite.
The value given in the table largely represents the value of the rough material; the value of the cut and polished gems is several times greater. The completeness and accuracy of the statistics of
i The tables giving statistics of the value of the gems and precious stones produced in the United States in 1918 were compiled by Miss Blanche H. Stoddard, of the United States Geological Survey.
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