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Heinrich Khunrath’s Magnesia Catholica Philosophorum
Heinrich Khunrath · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordGold-quartz is named among the proposed subjects on page 34.
- In KhunrathThe presence of gold in a material-name cannot itself prove the universal matter.
- In this editionDo not infer a particular modern quartz ore, concentration or extraction process from the translated compound.
- A reading distinctionThis catalogue item should not be merged with the native washing-gold discussed on pages 75–762; the names and local arguments differ.
Meaning
Gold-quartz is named among the proposed subjects on page 34. The compound is retained because it locates a distinct historical candidate without establishing its precise mineral composition.
Use in the book
The presence of gold in a material-name cannot itself prove the universal matter. Elsewhere the book distinguishes the source from which metals are generated from already metallic fruits and their associated ores.
Places to read
- 1599 p. 34Gold-quartz is a separately named candidate.
- 1599 p. 61Already perfected metallic fruits are distinguished from first matter.
Translation in this edition
Do not infer a particular modern quartz ore, concentration or extraction process from the translated compound.
Source note
This catalogue item should not be merged with the native washing-gold discussed on pages 75–762; the names and local arguments differ.