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

WOODWARD'S footnote: 'Turchesios lapides, ex dicto Ebores factos veris, & naturalibus Turchinis Gemmis simillimos, atque in omnibus convenientes, Colore, Duritie, & Virtute praestantes." The quoted book is POTIER (or POTERIUS), P. (1622): Pharmacopoea spagyrica, nova et inaudita. Bononia. PRICE'S notice: Only a small fragment remains. One of the authors (M.K.) found a 4 mm wide, 7 mm long, 1 mm thick piece. An account of the locality is given in BROWN (1670). * * * PRICE'S Catalogue L (Add

11 Foreign Native) in 'Woodwardian Collection 3', pp. 24AN / ADDITION / TO THE / CATALOGUE / OF THE / Foreign Native Fossils, / In the COLLECTION of / J. WOODWARD M.D. / Preface: Aug. 23. 1725 p. 2. Terrae, & Terris Affinia. a.

33. Viride montanum Hungaricum, s. Crysocolla. <Hungarian mountain green, or chrysocolla.> From Newsohl <Neusohl> in Hungary. D. Linck. It appears to me to be a preparation, and not in its native Condition. (E-l-21

} Earthy, layered substance. See remark to Vol. II. Part. I. a.

34. p. 7. Appendix 3. Pumex, Lapis spongiae. 6.8. Asbestos, ex Hungária. <Asbestos, from Hungary.

> Dr. Breynius. {E-l

8-29} There is a fossil leaf from Oeningen, Switzerland, in the drawer, bearing this number. Asbestos [L]: the same as Amianthus, q.v. Ludus Helmontii. l.l. Ludus Helmontij, with ferruginous septa. Hungary. Dr. Ed. Brown. {E-3-52} Beautiful septarian concretion. Ludus Helmontii [L]: HELMONT'S toy. Named after JOHANN BAPTIST VAN HELMONT (1579-1644), a Dutch alchemist.