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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 6 (of 6)

Note 884 — BOOK XXXIII. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF METALS.647

John Bostock translation

Or “sweat.” This “sweat” or “silver” would in reality be a general name for all the minerals that were volatilized by the heat of the furnace; while under the name of “scoria ” would be comprised pyrites, quartz, petrosilex, and other similar substances.

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