CHAP. 62.—LEPIDOTIS. LESBIAS. LEUCOPHTHALMOS. LEUCOPŒCILOS. LIBANOCHRUS. LIMONIATIS. LIPAREA. LYSIMACHOS. LEUCOCHRYSOS.
Lepidotis[3352] is a stone of various colours, and resembles the scales of fish in appearance. Lesbias, so called from Lesbos which produces it, is a stone found in India as well. Leucophthalmos,[3353] which in other respects is of a reddish hue, presents all the appearance of an eye, in white and black. Leucopœcilos[3354] is white, variegated with drops of vermilion of a golden hue. Libanochrus[3355] strongly resembles frankincense, and yields a liquid like honey. Limoniatis[3356] would appear to be the same as smaragdus; and all that we find said about liparea[3357] is, that employed in the form of a fumigation, it allures all kinds of wild beasts. Lysimachos resembles Rhodian marble, with veins of gold: in polishing it, it is reduced very considerably in size, in order to remove all defects. Leucochrysos[3358] is a kind of chrysolithos interspersed with white.