On Stones: Introd., Greek Text, English Translation, and Commentary |
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Aldus alloys amber appears Aristotle azurite century B.C. chalcedony chemical chrysocolla cinnabar color copper Dioscorides Egyptian emendation Ephesos evidence fire Furlanus gold Greek Griechen gypsos gypsum Heinsius Hill iaspis identification island kind kyanos Laet lapis lazuli lyngourion malachite manuscripts marble material meaning Melian mentioned metal mineral substances Mineralogy mines modern natural notes on section orpiment oxide passage Phoenicia phrastus pigment Pliny precious stones probably pumice quartz realgar red ochre refers sardion says Schneider seems silver smaragdos statement Stephanides Strabo Theo Theophrastus Theophrastus's History tion touchstone translation Turnebus varieties Wellmann Wimmer word XXXVII yellow ochre αἱ ἂν γὰρ γίνεται δέ δὲ καὶ διὰ εἰς ἐν ἐν τοῖς ἐξ καὶ ἐν καὶ ἡ καὶ τὸ κατὰ λίθος μὲν μὲν οὖν οἱ ὅτι οὐ περὶ πρὸς τὰ τὰς τε τῇ τὴν τὸ τὸν τοῦ τοὺς τῷ τῶν ὧν ὡς ὥσπερ