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Mercurius Corallinus
Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A mercurial preparation identified through a coral-red result.
In the book. Mercurius Crystallinus is described through a different appearance, clarity like crystal, acquired by repeated sublimations.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361.
Historical Definition
Mercurius Corallinus is mercury brought by egg yolks and other waters to a redness like coral.
Meaning
The resemblance is one of colour. The definition names egg yolks and other waters as means of producing redness, but does not identify coral itself as an ingredient. It also leaves the other waters unspecified.
Use in the Book
Mercurius Crystallinus is described through a different appearance, clarity like crystal, acquired by repeated sublimations. These qualified names carry properties and preparation into the identification of the subject.
Places to Read
Mercurius Crystallinus. A repeatedly sublimed mercurial preparation characterised by crystal-like clarity.
In This Edition
The modernised wording keeps both the stated materials and the comparison. It does not reconstruct proportions or an operational sequence absent from the source.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 361, Mercurius Corallinus
See also. Mercurius Crystallinus