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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA mineral identification distinct from Saxifraga.
- In the bookThe paired entries are a useful warning about similar forms: a shared-looking beginning does not authorize transferring one entry’s therapeutic function to the other’s crystal.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370.
Historical definition
Saxifragus is pale crystal.
Meaning
The definition gives a material and a color quality. It does not assign the stone-breaking effect associated with the neighboring Saxifraga.
Use in the book
The paired entries are a useful warning about similar forms: a shared-looking beginning does not authorize transferring one entry’s therapeutic function to the other’s crystal.
Places to read
- SaxifragusRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- SaxifragaA therapeutic class defined by the breaking of stone or gravel.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 42; facsimile PDF page 370 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Saxifragus; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 370; compare Saxifraga