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/ˈsfræd͡ʒaɪd/ · noun
(mineralogy) An aluminous earth of a grayish yellow color; a medicinal clay..
Dr. Hawks says it is found in Lemnos, sometimes called Terra Lemnia, and used in medicine. It is sometimes called sphragide.
Lemnian earth (sphragide bole, a kind of fine clay)
The genuine Lemnian earth of the Greeks, or Sphragide, was a yellowish-grey earth or clay found in the Island of Stalimene (ancient Lemnos).
Pb content is relatively elevated in the sphragides compared to some of the sediments, but not all (i.e. LE6-1.60).
Use sphragide when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sphragide means (mineralogy) An aluminous earth of a grayish yellow color; a medicinal clay..
Common synonyms include Lemnian earth, Lemnian bole.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Dr. Hawks says it is found in Lemnos, sometimes called Terra Lemnia, and used in medicine. It is sometimes called sphragide.
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