The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
triangular lodestone [ARK00040]
Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)Location(s): Current location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Lodestone, either magnetite, a magnetic mineral in the form of iron or iron oxide, or piece of intensely magnetic magnetite used as a compass. A triangular piece of ore, dark in colour, slightly magnetic when held near the other stone. See also CANCA-B/20i.] (approx 1600 - 1650)