[Rockhounds] Chabazite poem

[DonH]

Pmodreski at aol.com wrote:

> Curious about that origin of the name "chabazite", Kitty, I would never  have 
> thought that; it never occurred to me to think about what the name of that  
> particular mineral was derived from.
>  
> Let us know if you find the poem!


Interesting, Wikipedia has this reference:

"The work Peri Lithon (On Stones) by Theophrastus (372-287 BC), a 
student of Aristotle, remained authoritative for millennia."

My Greek is rusty, but I'm wondering if the difference between "lithos" 
and "lithon" is one of plurality, i.e., "stone" vs. "stones."

Back to the thesis...

Don