sulfates.

Alumen in Pliny and Dioscorides

A detailed description of a substance termed alumen occurs in the Roman Pliny the Elder's Natural History.

By comparing Pliny's description with the account of stypteria (?????????) given by Dioscorides, it is obvious the two are identical. Pliny informs us that a form of alumen was found naturally in the earth,

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