LATIN MINERAL INDEX Achates, agate, 141-142, 147 Amethystus, amethyst quartz, 108, 130- Acies, steel, 182-183 131, 147 Acopis, unknown stone, possibly pumice, Amiantus, asbestos, 93-94 15, 144 Ammochrysos, phlogopite, yellow musco­ Adamas, hard minerals, including dia­ v ite , 95 mond, corundum, quartz, 83, 112, Ammonis cornu, fossil ammonites, 14, 114, 116, 121-122, 124, 147 95, 98 Adarce, porous saline deposits, 80 Ammonites, carbonate concretions, 99 Aegophthalmos, eye-agate, 15, 142 Ammonitrum, an artificial glass, 110 Aegyptilla, agate, jasper, 117, 144 Ampelitis, coal, 66, 67, 70 Aerodes, sky-blue beryl, 127 Ampelitis cinerea, bituminous earth, 218 Aerugo, general name for natural blue- Amphitane (amphitanis), possibly chrys- green minerals; malachite pt., 13, ocolla with sulphide residuals, 86 18, 36, 51, 52, 56, 177, 218, 219 Anachites, diamond, 121 artificial copper subacetate pt.; ver­ Anatachates, natural resin, possibly digris pt., 177, 190, 196-197 retinite, 79, 112 Aes, metallic copper, 7, 169, 176-178, Androdamas, probably diamond, possi­ 187 bly magnetite pt., 14, 122-124 Aes caldarium, refined brittle copper, Anteros, amethyst quartz, 131 176 Anthracites, goethite, hematite, 87 Aes candidum, native copper arsenides, Antipathes, black coral, 81, 88, 166 19 Aphrodisiace, cryptocrystalline quartz, Aes nigrum, black copper oxides, teno- probably agate, 6, 16, 144 rite , 19 Aphronitrum, natural hydrous sodium Aes regulare, refined yellowish copper, carbonate, 13, 42-44 176 Apsyctos, cryptocrystalline quartz, 6, Aes rubrum, cuprite, 19 116, 144 Aes rude plumbei coloris, chalcocite, 207 Arabica, gem stone cut from marble, Aetites, geodes pt.; hollow concretions 112, 148, 149 pt., 102-104, 164 Arabicus, marble, 112 Ageratus, probably an iron sulphate, 105 Argentaria, clay, 28, 31 Alabandicus, almandite garnet, 109, stone containing silver or quicksilver, 137 220 Alabandicus lapis, alabandite, 6, 109 Argentum, silver, 8, 169, 172-174 Alabastrites, calcite, var. stalagmite pt.; Argentum rude album, tetrahedrite pt.; gypsum pt., 112, 151, 156, 162 probably sylvanite, amalgam, etc., Alabastros, sam e as alabastrites 204, 206-207 Alana terra, clay or impure aluminum Argentum rude cineraceum, tetrahedrite silicates, 34 p t.; cerargyrite pt., 204, 207 Album hispanicum, tin acetate, 180 Argentum rude jecoris colore, s ilv e r Alectorius, quartz, probably in part haloids, principally cerargyrite, 204, calculi, 145-146 207 Alexandrinus, smoky quartz, 139 Argentum rude luteum, silver tellurides Almandinus, almandite garnet, 136 p t., 207 Alumen, natural alums, probably in­ Argentum rude nigrum, stephanite pt.; cluding iron and magnesium sul­ polybasite, etc., 204, 207 phates, 5, 9, 45, 112, 188 asbestos, 93 Argentum rude plumbei coloris, a rg e n tite , Amandinus, garnet, possibly grossula- 2 0 4-20 5 rite , 136 Argentum rude purpureum, sternbergite Ambra, amber, 71, 78 pt., 204, 207 Ameniacum, (see armenium), 5 5 -5 6 Argentum rude purum, native silver, Amethystizon, rhodolite garnet, probably 172-174, 204 includes other purplish red miner­ Argentum rude rubrum, pyrargyrite, 204, als, 116, 135-136 205-206, 207 225 Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/962087/spe63-bm.pdf by guest on 01 October 2021 226 DE NATURA FOSSILIUM Argentum rude rubrum obscurum, m ix ­ Aurum, gold, 169, 170-172 ture of silver minerals, 205 Balanites, unknown mineral probably a Argentum rude rubrum iranslucidum, fossil, 6, 144 proustite, 205 Ballagius, light colored spinel, 135 Argentum vivum, quicksilver, 169, 174- Balux, native gold, 169 176 Baptes, artificially colored amber, 79, Argentum vivum rude jecoris colore, 112 calomel, 207 Baroptos, unknown gemstone, 145 Argentum vivum rude nigrum, m e ta c in ­ Basaltes, hard igneous and sedimentary n a b a r, 207 rocks, 6, 11, 14, 112, 148, 149, 150, Argentum vivum rude rubrum, cin n a b a r, 154 207 Basanites, basanite quartz, 162 Argentum vivum sublimatum, a rtific ia l Batrachites, unknown gemstone, possibly impure mercury sulphate, 190, 200 chalcedony, 6, 116, 144 Argilla, clay, 26, 27 Belemniles, belemnite, 14, 101-102, 105 Argyritis, artificial basic lead carbonate, Beli oculus, chatoyant quartz pt.; eye- 195 agate pt., 127, 142, 147 Armatura, slickenside pt.; the bright Beryllus, beryl, 114, 116, 117, 126-127, surface of fossil shells, either origi­ 129 nal nacre or replacing pyrite and Bisemutum, general name for bismuth marcasite pt., 7, 95, 98-99, 101-102 and bismuth minerals, 19, 178 Armenia terra, aluminous earth, 21, 34 Bitumen, asphaltum, 8, 61-62, 65-67, Armenium (armenium color), copper 183 sulphate or carbonate, 6, 13, 51, Bolenia, probably a concretion, possibly 5 5 -5 6 a meteorite, 145 Aromatites, resin, copal, amber, 79, 112 Bombardaria, stanniferous copper alloy, Arsenicum, embraces both realgar and 186 o rp im e n t, 17 Borax, borax, including impure mixtures Asbestos, asbestos, 93 of borax and hydrous sodium car­ As&esios vivum, asbestos, 93 bonates, 42, 43, 197 Aspilates, unknown gemstone, 6, 145 Borea, jasper, 6, 113, 139, 140 Assii lapidis flos (assae petrae flos), n a t­ Bostrychites, asbestos, 93, 112 ural lime, 80, 217 Botryites, unknown mineral, two vari­ Assius lapis (asius lapis), lime, both nat­ eties, possibly hematite and dato- ural and artificial, 217 lite , 144 Assyria, banded green jasper, 140 zinc oxide and other zinc compounds Aster, see terra samia formed in furnaces, 192 Asteria, general name for girasol opal, Brontia, fossil echinidea, 97-98 sapphire, quartz, etc., 123 Bucardia, fossil pelecypod or cast, 14, Asterios, general name for adularescent 142 and star gems, 116, 123, 124, 147 Astrios, moonstone, 123 Caballinus, artificial iron-sulphur com­ Astrobolos, moonstone, 123 p o u n d , 58 Astroites, fossil coral, crinoid stems, etc., Cadmia, general name for natural and 12, 13, 15, 97, 123, 143 artificial zinc compounds, 12, 13, 18, 20, 51, 69, 96, 181, 190, 209, Atizoe, resin, 79, 112 21 3-21 5 Atramentum, general name for sulphates, Cadmia atramentosa, goslarite pt., 216- 47, 181 217 Atramentum librarium, melanterite, 47 Cadmia botryites, zinc oxides formed in Atramentum metallicum, melanterite pt., furnaces, 192 47 Cadmia fornacum, zinc oxides formed in Atramentum sutorium, melanterite, gos- furnaces, 96, 192-193, 200 larite, and other iron sulphates, 5, Cadmia fossilis, smithsonite, including 7, 9, 10, 13, 17, 18, 36, 45, 46, 47-51, hemimorphite, 8, 19, 187, 193 59, 112, 188 Cadmia fossilis metallica, smaltite pt., Augites, turquois pt.; chrysocolla pt., 96, 213 129 Cadmia sublimata, impure arsenous Auripigmentum, orpiment, 6, 56-58, 203, oxide, 190, 214^-215 218 Caeca, sardonyx, 133 Downloaded from http://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/books/book/chapter-pdf/962087/spe63-bm.pdf by guest on 01 October 2021 INDEX 227 Caeruleum, azurite p t.; chalcanthite pt., Chelidonius, unknown mineral, 146 18, 36, 51, 52, 53, 54-55, 56 Chelonia, unknown mineral, 146 artificial preparations, silver am­ Chelonitis, concretion, 143 monium acetate, mercury lead Cheramides, ferruginous limestone, 105 chloro-sulphate, etc., 190, 196-198 Chernites, marble, possibly chalcedony, Calamites, petrified reeds, 82 149 Calamochnus, porous saline deposit, 80 Chloritis, unknown stone, possibly am- Calíais, general name for non-trans­ phibole in part, 145 parent green minerals pt.; turquois Choaspitis, possibly beryl, 127 pt., 129, 139, 140, 147 Cholas, possibly serpentine, 153 Callimus, loose pebble in a geode, 104, Chryselectros, see chrysolithus, 138 220-221 Chrysites, fossil, fossiliferous rock, 101, Calx, lime, 163-164 162 Camphora, camphor, 61, 62-65 Chrysitis, massicot, 195 Candidus, spinel, 135-136 Chrysoberyllus, golden beryl, 115, 126- Capillaris, fibrous alum, 46 127, 129 Capnias, jasper, 117, 138, 140 Chrysocolla, artificial borax, sodium car­ Capnites, vari-colored marble, 112, 149 bonate, 42, 43, 44, 197 Caraben, am b e r, 71 chrysocolla, melanterite, green copper Carbo, asphaltic earth, 66 and iron sulphates, possibly mala­ Carbunculus, general name for all fiery chite, 13, 18, 31, 36, 51, 52, 56, 86, red minerals, principally garnet and 218, 219 spinel, 6, 7, 11, 83, 108, 113, 114, copper ammonium carbonate, 197 123, 135-137, 147, 205, 206 Chrysolampis, unknown gemstone, prob­ sand produced from indurated bitumi­ ably peridot, 128 nous earth, 159 Chrysolithus, general name for yellow Carchedonius, garnet, 114, 136-137, 138 gems, principally peridot, topaz, Cardisca, fossil, 142 zircon, 108, 113, 117, 132, 138, 147 Carneolus, carnelian, 114, 132 Chrysophis, unknown mineral, 145 Carystium, asbestos, 93 Chrysoprasius, chrysolite beryl, possibly Catochites, a hydrocarbon, probably chrysoprase pt., 127, 128 pitch, 79, 112 Chrysopteros, peridot in part, 128 Catopyrites, unknown gemstone, possi­ Cimolia, cimolite, 21, 28, 31 bly hematite, 145 Cinaedia, bon e, 146 Cenchros, a very small diamond, 121 Cinnabaris, artificial minium, 87, 200 Cepionides, possibly obsidian, 7, 139 artificial cinnabar, 190, 200, 208 Cepites, agate, 7, 142 Cissites, geode, 104 Cerachates, ceragate, 141 Citrina, citrine quartz, 120-121 Ceramites, ferruginous limestone, 105 Citrinus, zircon pt.; sapphire pt., 120, Ceraunia, moonstone, 116, 123 132 fossil or possibly a meteorite, 98 Collyrion, see terra samia Cerinus, possibly beryl, 127 Conchilia, imperfect pearl, 146 Cerites, unknown gemstone, 145 Conchites, fossil, 14, 101, 221 Cerussa, basic lead acetate, basic lead Corallachates, coral agate, 15, 141 carbonate, 180, 183, 190, 196-199 Corallium (curallium), co ra l, 80 Cerussa