Torbern Bergman Quote

The mineral kingdom consists of the fossil substances found in the earth. These are either entirely destitute of organic structure, or, having once possessed it, possess it no longer: such are the petrefactions.


Outlines of Mineralogy (1783), trans. W. Withering


The mineral kingdom consists of the fossil substances found in the earth. These are either entirely destitute of organic structure, or, having once...

The mineral kingdom consists of the fossil substances found in the earth. These are either entirely destitute of organic structure, or, having once...

The mineral kingdom consists of the fossil substances found in the earth. These are either entirely destitute of organic structure, or, having once...

The mineral kingdom consists of the fossil substances found in the earth. These are either entirely destitute of organic structure, or, having once...