Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 91. (Budapest 1999)

Kázmér, M. ; Papp, G.: Minerals from the Carpathians in an eighteenth-century British collection

Pyrite crystal bearing three, finely striated dodecahedron faces, p. 25. .+.O.9. Pyrites Hungáriáé communis. <Common pyrites from Hungary .> Brought thence by M. 01. du Mont. (E-10-9) Pyrites see Appendix 2. .+.0.16. Kis, a marcasite brought from Hungary, by 01. du Mont. [Upon tryal this yielded only a very inconsiderable proportion of of copper and lead; but no silver or gold.] {E-J 0-16} Kis [Kies, G]: an old German miners' term. Originally it was applied to quartz, then to other barren materials, first of all pyrite and marcasite, see Appendix 2. Sect. 8. Antimonium. Antimony. p. 27. £.0.2. Antimonium nativum griseum, cum Scintillis spississimis, Hungaricum. <Hun­garian native grey antimony, with dense glittering specks. > From Leibschersujfen <Lup­scherseiffenx Found in Veins among Copper and Iron-Ore, in the Day downwards, in great Quantity. {E-10-55} Antimonium nativum [L], literally 'native antimony': (here) stibnite. +0.4. Minera Antimonij, à Leibschersujfen in Hungária. <Antimony ore from Lup­scherseiffen in Hungary. > {E­10-57} $0.5. Minera Antimonij Hungarica à Leibschersujfen. <Hungarian antimony ore from Lupscherseiffen.> It is flat, having a thin Plate of a pale brown Spar, on each of the two opposite Sides: and appears to have been taken forth of a Vein. There is with it a considerable Mixture of Sulphur, yellow with a cast of Green. {E­10-58} Radial, fibrous antimonite in host rock. $o.8. Antimonium Hungaricum crystallizatum in Terra lutea. <Crystallized Hunga­rian antimony in yellow earth. > Dr. Scheuchzer. {E­10-61} Antimonium Hungaricum [L\: stibnite. Terra lutea [L], literally 'yellow earth': probably yel­low antimony ochre.

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