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    George Frederick Kunz (September 29, 1856 – June 29, 1932) was an American mineralogist and mineral collector. Kunz was born in New York City, USA, and...
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    politician Florian Kunz (born 1972), German field hockey player George Kunz (born 1947), American football player George Frederick Kunz (1856–1932), American...
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    purchased by New York jeweler Charles Tiffany. His gemologist, George Frederick Kunz, studied the gem for a year before beginning to cut it; reducing...
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    Co. assembled his first collection under their chief gemologist, George Frederick Kunz. The collection was exhibited at the World's Fair in Paris in 1889...
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    himself giving two different lists for the twelve stones.: 130–131  George Frederick Kunz argues that Josephus saw the breastplate of the Second Temple, not...
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    century. In his 1911 book Rings for the Finger, American mineralogist George Frederick Kunz addresses the importance of gold wedding rings in Ireland and includes...
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    Besterman, 1995, pg. 45 Besterman, 1995, pg. 46 Besterman, 1995, pg. 46 George Frederick Kunz (1913). The Curious Lore of Precious Stones. Philadelphia: Lippincott...
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    solid rock. Oddly, period newspaper accounts and statements by George Frederick Kunz (1892) indicate that mining on the site was never undertaken as...
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    mistaken for emeralds and other green gems. Notable gemologist George Frederick Kunz discussed the confusion between emeralds and peridot in many church...
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  • willingness to exploit myths and legends to increase ring sales. George Frederick Kunz (1917). Rings for the finger: from the earliest known times, to...
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    with a mystical seal or design. According to an interview with George Frederick Kunz, an expert in gemstone and jewelry lore, this led to the belief...
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    the diamond was stolen and to this day has never been recovered. George Frederick Kunz (1856–1932) assembled numerous important mineral collections throughout...
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    Olmecs (section Kunz axes)
    total volume of the figure. All Kunz axes have flat noses and an open mouth. The name "Kunz" comes from George Frederick Kunz, an American mineralogist, who...
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  • George Frederick Kunz' daughter, Ruby Zinsser, donated two paintings by Louis C. Tiffany to the Tiffany Foundation. "In 1935, the family of George F...
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    capture of Baghdad (1534) and brought to Istanbul. According to George Frederick Kunz, when Muhammad was about to send a letter to the Emperor Heraclius...
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    Lucky Stones, and Talismans, Astral, Zodiacal, and Planetary by George Frederick Kunz, 1913, p. 334 "History and origin of the Sapphire". Archived from...
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    Farlang many full text historical references on Amber Theophrastus, George Frederick Kunz, and special on Baltic amber. IPS Publications on amber inclusions...
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    2013. Retrieved December 21, 2015. Rings for the Finger: Toe Rings George Frederick Kunz page 80, Lippincott Co. Philadelphia, 1917 Lagercrantz, Sture (1945-01-01)...
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  • studies, Bechtel helped him obtain some needed commissions. Dr. George Frederick Kunz, vice-president of Tiffany & Co., also assisted him, and after his...
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    set cost $1,800 to produce. Contributors to the book included Dr. George Frederick Kunz, Dr. Stephen Wootton Bushell, Dr. William Hallock, Dr. Samuel Lewis...
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    Goldsworthy Gurney Oliver Heaviside Caroline Herschel Robert Kraichnan George Frederick Kunz Antoine Lavoisier Alfred Lee Loomis A. Garrett Lisi Ada Lovelace...
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    its color. Kunzite was discovered in 1902, and was named after George Frederick Kunz, Tiffany & Co's chief jeweler at the time, and a noted mineralogist...
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    Microscopy Soc. Proceedings, 1982. "U.S. Geological Survey, 1887, George Frederick Kunz, Cymophane, Cat's Eye as gemstone". 1887. Archived from the original...
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    com. Retrieved 19 April 2007 Shakespeare and Precious Stones by George Frederick Kunz Watsaon, Nicola, "Shakespeare on the Turist Trail", Robert Shaughnessy...
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    memorial was reinstalled between the council house and cabin. Dr. George Frederick Kunz helped pay for and commission the 1910 memorial to Jemison. Indian...
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  • mineralogist George Frederick Kunz (1856–1932). The marriage was annulled in 1929. The couple remained on good terms, with Kunz caring for George for the remainder...
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    United States Geological Survey Library, and was formerly owned by George Frederick Kunz and Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey. Tavernier, Jean Baptiste;...
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    Dictionary.com website. see American and British spelling differences Kunz, George Frederick (1917). Magic of Jewels and Charms. John Lippincott Co. URL: Magic...
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  • of Domestic Economy, Volume 3. W.S. Orr & Company. 1838. p. 100. George Frederick Kunz & Charles Hugh Stevenson (1908), "The Book of the Pearl: Its History...
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    as long as 5000 years ago, recorded in ancient Hindu writings. George Frederick Kunz in 'A Curious Lore of Precious Stones' describes how a diamond in...
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