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CAIRNGORM , a yellow or See also:- BROWN
- BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
- BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
- BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
- BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
- BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
- BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
- BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
- BROWN, JOHN (1722-1787)
- BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
- BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
- BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
- BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
- BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
- BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
- BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
- BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
- BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
- BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
- BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
- BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
- BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
- BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)
brown variety of See also:quartz, named from Cairngorm or Cairngorum; one of the peaks of the Grampian Mountains in See also:Banffshire, See also:Scotland. According to Mr E. H. See also:Cunningham-See also:Craig, the See also:mineral occurs in crystals lining cavities in highly-inclined See also:veins of a See also:fine-grained See also:granite See also:running through the coarser granite of the See also:main See also:mass: Shallow pits were formerly dug in the kaolinized granite for See also:sake of the cairngorm andthe mineral was also 'found as pebbles in the See also:bed of the See also:river See also:Avon. Cairngorm is a favourite ornamental See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone in Scotland, being set in the lids of See also:snuff-mulls, in the handles of dirks and in brooches for Highland See also:costume. A See also:rich See also:sherry-yellow See also:colour is much esteemed. Quartz of yellow, and brown colour is often known in See also:trade as " false See also:topaz," or simply " topaz." Such quartz is found at many localities in See also:Brazil, See also:Russia and See also:Spain. Much of the yellow quartz used in jewellery is said to be " burnt See also:amethyst "; that is, it was originally amethystine quartz, the colour of which has been modified by See also:heat (see AMETHYST). Yellow quartz is sometimes known as citrine;. when the quartz presents a See also:pale brown tint it is called " smoky quartz "; and when the brown is so deep that the stone appears almost See also:black it is termed See also:morion. The brown colour has been referred to. the presence of See also:titanium.
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