Batrachite

Batrachite

Batrachites were gemstones, supposed to be found in frogs, to which ancient physicians and naturalists attributed the virtue of resisting poison. They resembled frogs in color.

Toadstone is a similar mythical stone, supposed to be found in toads.

The term batrachite is also used for a fossil batrachian.

References

#1728 [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/HistSciTech/HistSciTech-idx?type=turn&entity=HistSciTech000900240241&isize=L]
#" [http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50018399 Batrachite] ". "Oxford English Dictionary. URL accessed 2006-03-05.


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