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Emeralds are found in Siberia, and some of the localities may have furnished to the ancients the Scythian gems which Pliny and others mention. In the Wald district magnificent crystals have been found embedded in mica-slate. One of these a twin-crystal, now in the Imperial Cabinet at St. Petersburg is seven inches long, four inches broad, and weighs four and a half pounds.
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