"Olivine" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... "fraudulent substitute for the true diamond" (King). Few, very few, belong to the blue grades, and the best of these cannot compare with those from Royalston, Mass. Those of amber and honey shades are beautiful objects, and under artificial light have a fascination far exceeding the olivine or chrysoberyl. These are not as frequent as the paler varieties, but when found excite the admiration of visitor and expert. It seems hardly probable that any true emeralds will be uncovered and the yellow beryls may not increase in number. Their use in the arts will be improved by combining them ...
— Scientific American Supplement No. 822 - Volume XXXII, Number 822. Issue Date October 3, 1891 • Various
... A Story of Three Philadelphia Boys. By James Otis. 12mo, ornamental cloth, olivine edges, ...
— Dick, Marjorie and Fidge - A Search for the Wonderful Dodo • G. E. Farrow |
