To those who love some new thing the latest discovery in precious stones, kunzite, will, the “Bystander” thinks, be extremely welcome. It will also be prized by the artistic for its peach-pink colour, its highly dichroio quality, and Its brilliancy, and by the scientific for its wonderful property of fluorescence. Upon exposure to the action of the Xrays or radium bromide, the gemstone becomes phosphorescent, remaining so for some. appreciable time after removal. It is to Professor George F. Kunz (president of the New York Alineralogical Club) and his colleagues that this gem owes its introduction to the world of precious stones, and it has therefor© been given the name of its most famous sponsor. At present it is found only in San Diego, California, ~ V , ■ ■■■—.-■
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 5558, 8 April 1905, Page 10
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