(Latin: mino, a mine; Greek: logia, science) <\/p>\n
The science which treats of minerals. It includes: <\/p>\n
crystallography, the science of crystals <\/p>\n
chemical mineralogy, which is concerned with the chemieal properties of minerals <\/p>\n
descriptive mineralogy which treats of the classification, description, and distribution of minerals <\/p>\n
determinative mineralogy which deals with the various methods, e.g., chemical or crystallographic, of distinguishing species <\/p>\n
economic mineralogy, the subject matter of which is the use of minerals as in jewelry <\/p>\n
Among the notable contributors to the science are the following: <\/p>\n
CATHOLICS <\/p>\n
Agricola, Georg Bauer <\/p>\n
Fuchs, Johann Nepomuk von <\/p>\n
Hay, Rene Juste <\/p>\n
Mallard, Ernest Franois <\/p>\n
Schafhatl, Karl Frederich von <\/p>\n
OTHER CHRISTIAN MINERALOGISTS <\/p>\n
Brewster, David <\/p>\n
Dechen, Ernst Heinrich Karl van <\/p>\n
Hausmann, Johann Friedrich Ludwig <\/p>\n
Rath, Gerhard von <\/p>\n
New Catholic Dictionary<\/p>\n
This science, like all others of modern date, was in a very imperfect state among the Hebrews. Hence the sacred writers speak of minerals without any scientific classification, and according to their merely external characteristics. This occasions the utmost difficulty in identifying any but the commonest mineral substances. In precious stones, particularly, this vagueness of name and description precludes the possibility of any certainty as to the actual mineral intended, or, rather, leads to the presumption that in most instances no one substance is denoted, but that the name is generic, including all stones of the same general appearance, color, hardness, etc. SEE GEM. The following is a list of the mineral productions mentioned in the Bible, with their probable modern representatives. For details, see each word in its place.<\/p>\n
AchlamahAmethystamethyst.<\/p>\n
AstroAlabasteralabaster.<\/p>\n
AmethustosAmethystamethyst.<\/p>\n
ArgurosSilversilver.<\/p>\n
Bahat.Marblered marble.<\/p>\n
BarekethEmerald?carbuncle.<\/p>\n
BarzelIroniron.<\/p>\n
BeddAlloy?tin<\/p>\n
BedolachBdelliumbdellium.<\/p>\n
BerullosBerylberyl.<\/p>\n
BetserOregold.<\/p>\n
Bor, Borith}Alkalisoap, et<\/p>\n
ChalkedonChalcedonychalcedony.<\/p>\n
ChalkolibdnonElectrumfine brass.<\/p>\n
ChalkosCopperbrass.<\/p>\n
ChallamishFlintflint, etc.<\/p>\n
ChashmaalBurnished Copper amber.<\/p>\n
ChemarBitumenslime.<\/p>\n
CholSandsand.<\/p>\n
ChrusolethosChrysolitechrysolite.<\/p>\n
ChrusoprasosChrysoprasechrysoprase.<\/p>\n
ChrusosGoldgold.<\/p>\n
DarPearl-stonewhite marble.<\/p>\n
EkdachCarbunclecarbuncle.<\/p>\n
GabishCrystalpearl.<\/p>\n
GirLimechalk.<\/p>\n
GophrthSulphurbrimstone.<\/p>\n
HalsSaltsalt.<\/p>\n
HuakinthosHyacinthjacinth.<\/p>\n
HuilosGlassglass.<\/p>\n
JaspisJasperjasper.<\/p>\n
KadkodRubyagate.<\/p>\n
KerachCrystalcrystal.<\/p>\n
KesephSilversilver.<\/p>\n
Kethem,Virgin Goldgold.<\/p>\n
KrustallosCrystalcrystal.<\/p>\n
LeshemOpal?ligure.<\/p>\n
MargaritesPearlpearl.<\/p>\n
MarnurosMarblemarble.<\/p>\n
MelachSaltsalt.<\/p>\n
Nechash, NechoshethCopperbrass.<\/p>\n
NetherNitrenitre.’<\/p>\n
NophekEmerald?emerald.<\/p>\n
O’demGarnetsardius.<\/p>\n
OpherethLeadlead.<\/p>\n
PaldahSteeltorch.<\/p>\n
PazRefined Goldfine gold.<\/p>\n
PitdahTopaz?topaz.<\/p>\n
PukAntimonypaint.<\/p>\n
Sappheiros,sapphiresapphire.<\/p>\n
Sardinossapphiresardius.<\/p>\n
SardiosCarneliansardine.<\/p>\n
SardonuxSardonyxSardonyx.<\/p>\n
ShaishAlabastermarble.<\/p>\n
ShamirDiamonddiamond, etc.<\/p>\n
ShasherRed Ochrevermilion.<\/p>\n
SheboAgate?agate.<\/p>\n
SheshWhite Marblemarble.<\/p>\n
ShohamOnyx?onyx.<\/p>\n
SidrosIroniron.<\/p>\n
SigScoriae, etcdross.<\/p>\n
SmaragdosEmeraldemerald.<\/p>\n
SocherethSpotted Marbleblack marble.<\/p>\n
TarshishTopaz?bervl.<\/p>\n
TheionBrimstonebrimstone.<\/p>\n
Topazion.Topaztopaz.<\/p>\n
TsarNoduleflint.<\/p>\n
Yahalon.Onyx?diamond.<\/p>\n
YashephethJasperjasper.<\/p>\n
ZahabGoldgold.<\/p>\n
ZekukethGlasscrystal.<\/p>\n
See Rosenmuller, Biblical Mineralogy and Botany (Edinb. 1846, 12mo); Moore, Ancient Mineralogy (N.Y. 1834, 12mo).<\/p>\n
mineralogy (Latin: mino, a mine; Greek: logia, science) The science which treats of minerals. It includes: crystallography, the science of crystals chemical mineralogy, which is concerned with the chemieal properties of minerals descriptive mineralogy which treats of the classification, description, and distribution of minerals determinative mineralogy which deals with the various methods, e.g., chemical or … Continue reading “Mineralogy”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-encyclopedic-dictionary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=67476"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/67476\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=67476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=67476"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/dictionaries\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=67476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}