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Record 1 2022-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Jewellery
CONT

The toadstone, also known as bufonite (from Latin bufo, "toad"), is a mythical stone or gem that was believed historically to reside in the heads of toads. ... Toadstones are in fact the button-like fossilised teeth of Lepidotes, an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods ...

Key term(s)
  • toad stone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
DEF

Pierre provenant de la pétrification des dents fossiles du loup de mer.

Spanish

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