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National Geographic : 1950 Dec
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, >1N11lola l ttouegralll (oclely + From Golden Amber, a Fossil Resin, Deft Fingers Fashion a Shapely Lion Semiprecious amber was bartered by Phoenicians, ac cording to Homer's Odyssey. Unlike true gems, it is not a mineral. Sometimes hardening sap imprisoned in sects or leaves. Victor M. Clark of Amber Mines, Inc., carves pieces from the Baltic; $1,000 worth at right. Kodachrolnes by Paul Pryor ' To Give an Emerald a Glinting Finish, Polish It on a Whirling Disk Shellac softened by the lamp holds the gem on a stick. Expertly the lapidary braces the stick, then ap plies the stone to the wheel which he has brushed with polishing powder from the bowl. Rough Colombian emeralds at left wait to be cut and smoothed. au
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