The Black Gate
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A COMPLETE GUIDE TO BRITANNIAN MINERALS, PRECIOUS, AND SEMI-PRECIOUS STONES by B. Ledbetter |
Herein one can find the descriptions of a plethora of rocks and gems.
...One can find lead in a variety of veins. While a common ore, lead is used with such frequency in items such as horse shoes that it is a valuable metal to procure. ...Gold is quite rare. Though generally without function, gold has maintained its worth by its very rarity. The refined form is so full of shine that many give it to their lovers as tokens of |