456 PLINY'S NATURAL HISTORY. 



Phloginos, 10 also called " chrysitis," " strongly resembles 

 Attic ochre, 12 and is found in Egypt. Phocnicitis 13 is a stone 

 so called from its resemblance to a date. Phycitis receives its 

 name from its resemblance to sea-weed. 14 Perileucos'* is tho 

 name given to a gem, in which a white colour runs down from 

 ihe margin of the stone to the base. Pceanitis, 16 by some called 

 " gocanis," " conceives, it is said, and is good for females 

 at the time of parturition : this stone is found in Macedonia, 

 near the monument 1 ** of Tircsius there, and has all the appear- 

 ance of congealed water. 



CHAP. G7. SOLIS OKMMA. SAOIU. 8AMOTIIHACIA. 8AUUITIS. 

 8AUCI1IS. RKLKMTIS. HIDKIUTIS. 8II>KUO1'(1.CILOS. BI'ONOITH. 

 8YXODONTITIS. BYKTITIS. SYKINOITIS. 



Solis gemma 19 is white, and, like' the luminary from which 

 it takes its name, emits brilliant rays in a circular form. Sugda 

 is found by the people of Chaldtea adhering to ships, and is of 

 a leek-green colour. Tho Isle of Samothraco gives its name to 

 a stone 20 which it produces, black and impoiidcrouft, and similar 

 to wood in appearance. Sauritis- 1 is found, they Kay, in the belly 

 of the green lizard, cut asunder with a reed. Sarcitis 22 is a stone, 

 like beef in appearance. Selemlis* 3 is white and transparent, 

 with a reflected colour like that of honey. It has a iiguro 

 within it like that of the moon, and rcilects the face of that 

 luminary, if what we are told is true, according to its phases, 

 day by day, whether on the wane or whether on the increase : 

 this stone is a native of Arabia, it is thought. Sideritis 21 is a 



10 " Flame-coloured." n *' Golden-coloured stone." 



12 See IJ. xxxiii. c. 50, and B. xxxv. cc. 12, 16. 



n * Palm-date stone. Des/ontainefl says that this is Jew stone, the 

 fossil spine of an egg-shaped echinus, Sec Chapter 5G, Note 5.3. 



u #i'ico ; whence the Latin ** fuciis.*' Ji " AVhito around." 



16 An At : tit(S or Geodes, probaUy. See Chapter 5G, Note 02 ; nlso B. 

 xxi. c. 44, aYul B. xxxvi. cc. 32, 30." 17 ' Earth stone/* apparently. 



|8) The toml of Tiresias was ordinarily pointed out in the vicinity of the 

 Tilphusrm Will, near Thebes ; at least Pausanias states to that effect. 



1J " Gem of the Sun." According to some, this is the Girasol opal; hut 

 Ajasson ha.s no douht, from the description given of it by Photius, from 

 I>amascius, that it is identical with the " Asteria" of Chapter 47. See also 

 the * Astrion" of Chapter 48. ' M Supposed to be jet. 



21 l Lizard ttone." 22 * >'lesh stone" 



n * 4 Moon stone." Our Selenite probably, orystallixed sulpliale of limu : 

 the thin lamina) of which n-lK-et the <lisk if tli<- un or moon. 



34 * .Stono like iron." See ' 4 Oritis" in ( 'haptur Go ; also li. xxxvi. C. 25, 

 ai.J Chapter 15 of this Look, fur minerals of this iiurne. 



