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Nine Books on the Nature of Things
Attributed to Paracelsus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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These names connect mineral substances with colour and prospecting signs. The source can place chrysocolla with green earth and verdigris, while lazurium participates in a separate list of alleged indicators. Their historical scope is not exhausted by a modern mineral species. In particular, the printed copper association in the lazurium sentence must not be silently changed to silver.
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- Book 9 · Signature · Passage 46Latin“Lazurium”