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30th Sep 2003 00:00 UTCJairae

please if you know the latin origin of the mineral beryl then please perly i need it TODAY. thankz

30th Sep 2003 08:21 UTCKrister

Try some of the online etymology (origin of words) resources:



http://www.etymonline.com/b4etym.htm

http://bartleby.school.aol.com/61/74/B0207400.html



And try to avoid those multiple postings.

30th Sep 2003 15:30 UTCDon Peck

According to "Dana's New Mineralogy", beryl comes from the Greek "beryllos". The name was applied to many green minerals, but nothing of its origin is known beyond that.

30th Sep 2003 21:49 UTCProfessori

Jairae = Latin for "Panic".

1st Oct 2003 09:46 UTCKrister

During Roman times most beryls came from India, and most sources agree that "beryllos" comes from the Sanskrit "vaidurya". The origin of this word is more uncertain and may come from the trading city of Velur (modern Belur), mean crystal, pearl, or "whiten, become pale".



(There is however no uncertainty about Professori being right...)

13th Oct 2003 21:25 UTCRay

Beryllos also occurs as one of the 12 stones on the breastplate of Aaron, mentioned in the old testament of the Bible. Many scholars have determined that it probably was a generic term for a green stone, and was thought by some to be an emerald, but the consensus seems to be that it probably was a turquoise or a copper based mineral. This is not too far fetched since the earliest recorded medical literature comes from the itinerant healers of the early Egyptian dynasties. In these, references are also made to the magical healing powers of green stones, most likely a malachite, or other copper ore. These were compounded with simple ointments and applied to the most common ailment of the desert tribes, sand and dust induced eye infections. They had ascertained by trial and error that the copper in these minerals had a mildly antiseptic effect and with no other known antibiotics, this seemed quite magical.That would lend credence to the probability that the "magic" tribal stone in the breastplate referred to as beryllos, was probably one of these copper minerals.

11th Dec 2003 18:17 UTCtania

if you know something about celestine twinns,tell me please,i need it today!
 
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