Lithurgy
Lithurgics (from Greek λιθουργική lithurgikḗ , German 'the skill to work stones [in the broadest sense]' ; to λιθουργός lithourgós , German 'stone mason, stone worker [in the broadest sense]' , from λίθος líthos , German 'stone' , and the ending -ουργός -ourgós / -urgos for someone who carries out an activity, compare -urg ) is the study of the use and processing of rocks and minerals .
Lithurgy was a common name in the 18th and 19th centuries, but is no longer common today. All aspects of the extraction, processing and refining of mineral resources were outlined. Its importance extended to mining, rock extraction, rock science, soil science as well as fuel materials, minerals, mineral paints, building and decorative stones and their processing in terms of artisan, craft and technical aspects.
literature
- Johann Reinhard Blum : Lithurgics or minerals and types of rock are dealt with systematically according to their application in economic, artistic and technical terms. Swiss beard, Stuttgart 1840.
- Johann Georg Ludolf Blumhof: Textbook of lithurgy or applied mineralogy: for camera operators, economists, technologists, metallurgists and foresters. Varrentrapp, Frankfurt am Main 1822.
- Carl Friedrich Naumann : Draft of lithurgy or economic mineralogy. Wienbrack, Leipzig 1826.
- Karl Christoph Schmieder : Attempting a lithurgy or economic mineralogy. Crusius, Leipzig 1803-1804.