Earth of Lemnos

Terra Lemnia, Earth of Lemnos KaolinKha ika (Ayurveda)Yugs rdo  ཡུགས་རྡོ་  (Tibetan) Ortus Sanitatis, Beck, 1517 KaolinPhoto by Tommy from Arad Mineralogical name: Kaolinite; Halloysite: Hydrated Aluminium Silicate Parts used: Cleansed (washed) yellow clay-earth Temperature & Taste: Cold, dry. Sweet, sour. Properties:Nature: lumpsColor: whitish, sometimes with hints of colorStreak: whiteCleavage: noneFracture: noneLustre: VitreousTenacity: BrittleTransparency: TranslucentHardness: 2–3Specific…