TY - CHAP DB - Science History Institute DP - Science History Institute M2 - Courtesy of Science History Institute. Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0 TI - Plate I: Diamond, Sapphire and Ruby, Chrysoberyl, Spinel, Zircon, Hyacinth, Beryl, and Emerald T2 - The Mineral Kingdom ID - ckqi5m8 AU - Kurr, J. G. (Johann Gottlob) PB - Edmonston and Douglas CY - Edinburgh, Scotland DA - 1859/// YR - 1859 UR - https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/ckqi5m8 AB - Figures 1-9. The Diamond. 1. Diamond - a simple regular Octahedron 2. The pyramidal Octahedron 3. The pyramidal Tetrahedron 4. The double pyramidal Tetrahedron 5. The Star of the South 6. The Regent or Pitt diamond 7. The Saucy 8. Diamond at the top of the Russian scepter 9. The Koh-i-nor or Mountain of Light Figures 10-16. Corundum, or Corundite (Sapphire and Ruby). 10. An ordinary rhombohedron 11. The same [Ordinary Rhombohedron] 12. The six-sided double pyramid 13. The common Corundum 14. The same 15. The Ruby or precious red Corundum 16. Sapphire or blue Corundum Figures 17-21. Chrysoberyl. 17. Right rhomboidal prism 18. The same 19. Siberian crystal 20. The same 21. Polished Chrysoberyl Figures 22-23. Spinel. 22. Spinel 23. Spinel Figures 24-27. Zircon-Hyacinth. 24. Brown Zircon 25. The same [Brown Zircon] 26. The same [Brown Zircon] 27. Hyacinth Figures 28-33. Beryl and Emerald. 28. Beryl 29. Beryl 30. Sea-green Beryl or aquamarine 31.Emerald 32. Emerald 33. Beryl This hand-colored plate is part of the first edition English translation of the German Das Mineralreich in Bildern. The publication consists of two sections; the first is an introduction including topics such as the formation of crystals and chemical reactions of crystals; the second is devoted to the description of various mineral groups including precious stones, hornblende and augitic minerals, felspathic minerals, micaceous minerals, zeolitic minerals, calcareous minerals, and various salts and compounds. The final pages of the book contain twenty-four lithograph plates depicting crystalline structures and mineral forms. The first two plates are labeled A and B and the remaining plates are numbered I through XXII. The plates are hand-colored, using metallic finishes to create a lustrous effect. KW - Mineralogy KW - Precious stones KW - Metals KW - Semimetals KW - Precious metals KW - Chemical elements KW - Diamonds KW - Sapphires KW - Chrysoberyl KW - Spinel KW - Emeralds LA - English ER -