New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-07

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The volume is issued in the weknown style of SIMPLE
elegance suggested BY the name Of the publishers with
original illustrations not unworthy Of the refined En-
gsh OF which they are the accompaniment.
rHB TOURMALISE. By c. HAsrs. ~ D. l2mo lp lO1
J. r. OsgOOa q Co.
The natural history and physical properties
of one Of the most "beautiiu flowers OF the mineral
kingdom are set forth in this volume with somewhat
TOO gorgeous parade Of language but which the reader
NAV easily excuse on account Of the curious and ample
information which it presents. Among the precious
stones the tourmane is one OF the most valuable ana
attractive yet but little known except 10 the anna
tenr or mineral0gst IL has been exhibited Tor long
time among collections Of gems IN Europe, yet us
identity and true description are hardly century old
1t was first brought into prominent notice In the early
mart OF the eighteenth century. On warm Summers
day some children playing in courtyard at
Amsterdam. Among their paythiugs which lay exposed
TO the rays the the hot pavement were some OF
the precious stones which had been brought home from
the East Indies, aud especially from Ceylon. Tho
children were astonshod to behold some OF the stones
suddenly possessed with strange power, attracting
ashes straws and other substances OF little weight
The parents summoned to the wonderful scene
The solemn Dutch lapdaries sorely perpexed at
mysterious action OF the stones which seemed TO be
endowed with the power Of life and motion. But for
sfarf
in the scientific world. At length German physlcla
began 70 experiment their properties, aud published
the result OF his inquiries in the year 1885, The state
| ments in his memoir produced universal surprise \
wide spread interest in the subject awakened TX
permenalsts all Europe hastened TO obtain speci-
mems of the marvellous stone. Fashionable society be
came interested the discussions OF the philosophers,
and gay young absorbed in the splendors OF
the tourmane when held up 70 the rays OF the sun.
The principal localities for the finest specimens OF this
gem are in Siberia Brazil, Ceylon, and the State OF
Maine in this country The tOurmanes found in Siberia
exhibit great variety Of COLOR Some OF them are OF
| the true ruby tint 1.-THE pigeons blood hue)
| and various shades OF purple and OF green.
The arrangement of color observed in some Of the
CRYSTALS is very remarkable, and differs from that
III tho specimens from other parts Of the world Some
OF the stones resemble the red sapphire known the
Oriental ruby perfectly in color that 1t Is Impossible
to distinguish theml by the eye alone. Purple, blue,
|
various shades Of green from the light tint TO the dark
est bottle-green Sometimes they found OF beauti
full Berlin blue, of crimson passing insensby into
| a blush white blush green. Among the rare
specimens very large pink and crimson crys-
| tails from Burmah The mountains of the 81. Gothard
group in Switzerland afford clear light specimens,
which resemble in color the beautiful green beryl
| from the UTal Mountains. At the foot Of the St
Cothard Pass on the Italian side the white variety
If found but much perfection The mountains OF
Tyrol famous for their brown tourmanes which
excel all those of other known Ocalities-There
many localities in America where this variety occurs
IN more or less perfection. The finest specimens
from Canada. Colored tourmalines seldom occur in
the United States The best found in Maine
1 and Massachusetts. In tho town of Chesterfield is
| noted locality OF green, red, and blue. In Goshen
| six smiles distant, the formation occurs,
but with different colors. The red rare while the
green light azure, and dark blue are more abundant
The blue sometimes passes nsensiby into green, be-
coming quite transparent Both Of these deposits
Of superficial extent. and said 20 be nearly,
ouite exhausted. But the remarkable locality Of
the tourmane the United States and OF the most
celebrated in the world is in the town Of Paris in the
state OF Maine This occurs the brow Of little Ill.,
but square and mostly covered with turf and
alluval earth Although it appears coarse and value
less to the casual il is Of the most remark
able mineral deposits the globe and is said TO have
Welded from an thirty feet square nearly forty
varieties OF minerals Of them of singular beauty
and rarity This discovered about fifty years ago.
The fame OF IL spread far and wide, and mineral
ogsts from all parts Of the country TO visit the
| locality The Russian and Austrian consuls who were
| both enthusiastic collectors examined the deposit,
! and carried away large quantities OF fine spec-
| mems From time 10 time during a period OF
more than forty years, many explorers visited the local
ty but they examined IL in a superficial manner and
I'm the wear 1864 the deposit REGARDED by mneralO
gists as completely exhausted Al this time the hill
was again examined BY the writer Of the present volume
but he found signs OF tourmaline, with single
important exception. Placing blast. however. the
ploson revealed a small cavity in which lay crystal Of
cree tourmane tipped with red and an inch in length
De continued the reconnaissance at various times during
period OF three years, but ~ no sign OF the mineral
deposit remained in sight all further research wac then
abandoned. The following year, however, party Of
explorers pursuit Of mica for commercial purposes,
commenced operations at the same place. Removing
about three rock they descended the
depth OF eight feet. At this point the miners struck
five well-deHned cavities containing tourmalines IN
broken crystals OF various colors In OF them
deposited on mass OF white quartz, OF the
remarkable OF tourmanes yet discovered in any
part OF the world The writer. encouraged by the sue
cess Of the mica hunters, again commenced eIplora-
| tons. After removing many hundred tons OF rock
he came 10 the conclusion that there was
well defined deposit any semblance to a vein in
which tourmanes could be traced with any degree
of certainty The whole yield from the deposit has thus
far been about q hundred crystals which would be
adhered as fine and remarkable specimens OF the
smaIer tourmahnes, ranging from one inch down 10
microscopic Gze, exact estimate can be made. but
,hsv amount 10 many tb0psanak. Prom the pIeScpt