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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordMercury described before separation from its mineral source.
- In the bookKachimia describes unripe metallic ore in its first state.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 33; facsimile PDF page 361.
Historical definition
Mercurius Crudus is mercury not yet separated from its ore.
Meaning
Crude names a relation to preparation: separation has not yet occurred. The word does not by itself provide a quantitative measure of impurity or identify everything accompanying the material.
Use in the book
Kachimia describes unripe metallic ore in its first state. Mercurius metallorum præcipitatus describes mercury extracted from metals and precipitated. These entries place the crude state beside different kinds of origin and treatment, rather than making all raw metallic materials identical.
Places to read
- Mercurius CrudusRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- KachimiaMetallic ore described as unripe and at its beginning.
- Mercurius metallorum præcipitatusA preparation specified by metallic extraction followed by precipitation.
Source note
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 Crudus