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The western lapidary tradition in early geological literature: medicinal and magical minerals |
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| Authors: | Christopher J Duffin |
| Institution: | Sutton, Surrey, UK |
| Abstract: | Nowadays, when someone refers to lapidary they usually mean the process of polishing, engraving or working stones. The term is much broader than that, however, encompassing an entire genre of literature which formed the basis of much geological observation even before the word 'geology' was ever coined. |
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