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

With a Characteristick Description, and Historical Account of each; as also various experiments, observations, and reflections, in order to the setting forth the Natural History, and the Medicinal, Mechanical, and other Uses of them. PART. I. Exhibiting the Fossils that are real, and natural, Earths, Stones, Marbles, Talcs, Coralloids, Spars, Crystals, Gems, Bitumens, Salts, Marcasites, Minerals, and Metals. p. 2. Terrae & Terris Affinia. Earths, and Earthy Substances. OC.34. Berg-Grün Germanis, i.e. Mineral-Green. The Water That proceeds thorough the Drains forth of the Copper-Mines, near Newsol <Neusohl>, in Hungary, abounds in Vitriol. This they frequently separate and crystallize, by putting Iron into the water: and after the Vitriol is crystalliz'd, this Berg-Grün settles to the Bottom of the Vessels. Mr. Weber, this appears to be little different from the common Terre Verte. {E-l-20} An earthy piece, 1 cm in size. Berg-Grün [Berggrün, G], literally 'mountain green': a collective term to green, massive or earthy secondary copper minerals, usually malachite, pseudomalachite or chrysocolla. Terre verte, literally 'green earth' in French, usually refers to earthy clay minerals containing divalent iron like glauconite or celadonite. Mountain green is mentioned by BROWN (1673) from this locality: "there is also a green Earth or Sediment of a green Water, called Berg-Grim, used by the Painters." The production of this material near Neusohl was already reported by AGRICOLA (1546). p. 5. Talcum Fibrosum §1. The fibrous talky Bodies. Ç.6. Amianthus Hungaricus <Hungarian amiantx Stein Flacks, i.e. Stone Flax. M. de Schonberg. [It lies in small Veins, generally in the Iron Mines. Mr. Weber.] {E-5-31

} Amianthus [L], amiant: a collective term to fibrous, asbestiform minerals, usually serpentine or amphibole asbestos, rarely fibrous sulphates, e.g. halotrichite or alunogen. p. 10. Cry stall i & Fluorés Incrustations, Stalactitae, Stalagmitae, Crystals, and Spars. A,. 1. A sparry Incrustation, made by the Water of the Baths of Eisenback <Eisenbach>, near Schemnitz, in Hungary, upon the wooden Planks on the Sides of the Baths. It grows so fast, that they are constrain'd to change and renew the Planks' yearly. {E-4-13}