. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. ACCESSIONS 33 Acquired by purcliase from the Canfield fund is a magnificent group of amethyst quartz crystals from Guerrero, Mexico. The largest crys- tal measures 4 by 18 inches, and each is tipped by white quartz. New acquisitions to the gem collection include a deep pink diamond, Tanganyika, from S. Sydney De Young; a morganite, Brazil, from Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ix, Jr., a citrine, Brazil, from Albert Cutter, and a 177-carat kunzite, Califor- nia, from the American Gem Society. Ge
. Annual report for the year ended June 30 .... United States National Museum. ACCESSIONS 33 Acquired by purcliase from the Canfield fund is a magnificent group of amethyst quartz crystals from Guerrero, Mexico. The largest crys- tal measures 4 by 18 inches, and each is tipped by white quartz. New acquisitions to the gem collection include a deep pink diamond, Tanganyika, from S. Sydney De Young; a morganite, Brazil, from Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ix, Jr., a citrine, Brazil, from Albert Cutter, and a 177-carat kunzite, Califor- nia, from the American Gem Society. Gem specimens acquired by purchase from the Chamberlain fund for the Isaac Lea collection in- clude a pink tourmaline cat's eye, and a 4,500-carat faceted smoky quartz egg, both from California; and a 9-carat axinite, from Baja California, Mexico. During the year 20 meteorites were added to the collection, of which 11 were not previously represented. The Bogou meteorite was of spe- cial interest. The coarse octahedrite, which came to the. Amethyst quartz crystals from Guerrero, Mexico. The largest measures 4 by 18 Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum. [Washington] : Smithsonian Institution
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