The Private Life Of Henry VIII.

Memorable quote (s) from the movie:

King Henry VIII (Charles Laughton): Diplomacy? Diplomacy, my foot! I'm an Englishman -- I can't say one thing and mean another. What I can do is to build ships, ships, and then more ships!

Thomas Cromwell (Franklin Dyall): You mean, double the fleet?

King Henry VIII (Charles Laughton): Treble it. Fortify Dover. Rule the sea.

Thomas Cromwell (Charles Laughton): To do this will cost us money, sire.

King Henry VIII (Charles Laughton): To leave it undone will cost us England.

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Cosmetics And Gem Materials

(via The Journal of Gemmology, Vol. IX, No.8, October 1964) R Webster writes:

Turquoise and jade
Most turquoise has been treated in some way to improve the color and substances used for this treatment may be affected when cosmetic preparations get on to the surface of the stone. Even good colored non-treated turquoise may be affected by certain cosmetics. Robert Crowningshield refers to a case in which turquoise had discolored, apparently from the effects of cosmetics. There has been no report that jades have been affected by beauty preparations, but as jadeite can be dyed, deleterious effects could conceivably occur with this material.

Cosmetics And Gem Materials (continued)

Hypersthene

Chemistry: Form of Enstatite, with increased iron content, usually opaque.
Crystal system: Orthorhombic; rarely short prismatic crystals; lamellar masses common.
Color: Opaque; gem varieties dark brown with coppery iridescence; hypersthene enstatite: transparent brown.
Hardness: 5 - 6
Cleavage: Good: in 1 direction.
Specific gravity: 3.4 – 3.5
Refractive index: 1.6 – 1.79; 1.673 – 1.731; Biaxial negative (optic sign changes along the series); 0.014
Luster: Vitreous, pearly or silky.
Dispersion: Low
Dichroism: Pinkish to greenish.
Occurrence: Igneous and metamorphic, also from meteorites; Norway, Greenland, Germany, USA, Mexico.

Notes
Also called ferrohypersthene; varieties include bronzite; spectral line at 506nm and 547nm; cabochon, slab.

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