Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1893 — Spurious Gems. [ARTICLE]

Spurious Gems.

Against imitations of “the lucky chryoprase” the public is warned to be wary. Spurious gems made"in Germany are now being offered for sale here. They are simply carnelian dyed, and have a black tint, visible again the light. They can be easily distinguished by their transparency, the true ctirysoprase being opaque. - False fasceted rubies arc also offered for sale. The} - are composed of small stones, and can be distinguished, we are told, by the absence of “silk” and by the white spots being all cloee together. They also lack the lustre of the ruby.—[New York Dispatch.