Note 3404 — BOOK XXXVII. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PRECIOUS STONES. (continued 2)
John Bostock translation
“Gem of the Sun.” According to some, this is the Girasol opal; but Ajasson has no doubt, from the description given of it by Photius, from Damascius, that it is identical with the “Asteria” of Chapter 47. See also the “Astrion” of Chapter 48.