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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Currently used as a common name for solid [ | + | Currently used as a common name for solid [[sulfur]]. In early times, brimstone was used to refer to any ore or stone that burned. |
== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
Revision as of 12:14, 9 January 2014
Description
Currently used as a common name for solid Sulfur. In early times, brimstone was used to refer to any ore or stone that burned.
Authority
- Thomas Gregory, The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Reinhold Publishing, New York, 3rd ed., 1942
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 783
- Susan E. Schur, Conservation Terminology: A review of Past & Current Nomenclature of Materials, Technology and Conservation, Spring (p.34-39); Summer (p.35-38); Fall (p.25-36), 1985
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983