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

Note 3095 — BOOK XXXVII. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PRECIOUS STONES.

John Bostock translation

“Carbo.” This word may mean either a “burning coal” or “charcoal” hence the confusion that has arisen in identifying the mineral substance that is meant.

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