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The western lapidary tradition in early geological literature: medicinal and magical minerals
Author(s) -
Duffin Christopher J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.2005.00491.x
Subject(s) - geology , polishing , metallurgy , materials science
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.