[Rockhounds] Chabazite poem
Kitty & Bill Heacox
kahako at hawaiiantel.net
Tue May 20 20:29:46 PDT 2008
I've found the following quote about the origin of the name, chabazite,
on several websites including mindat. Only problem is I can't find the
poem. I was curious to learn what the other 19 stones were, but can't
find <Peri lithos> with or without Orpheus. Since Orpheus is part of
Greek mythology, it's not like looking for a genuine poet. Anybody have
any ideas?
From Gk. chabazios, tune or melody, one of twenty stones named in the
poem Peri lithos, which extolled the virtues of minerals. The poem is
ascribed to Orpheus.
Aloha, Kitty
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