Talk:List of alchemical substances
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[edit] Organizational Thoughts on the article
Yeah, so I started this as a reference for all those weird items I was finding in my research, but couldn't easily find on wikipedia, or in other references. Many of these things have multiple confusing/conflicting names, depending on the authors.
I included some small recipies on how to make each one - because many of these items were simple mixes of other substances. I tried to reference the names to chemical formulas, mineral names, or botanical references. However, there should probably be a common organization to that, which is lacking at present.
I've also put some items indented below others, because they're just preperations of the first substance (often heated, refined/distilled, or moistened) - some are related families (chemically, by name, or otherwise)
Should we include modern replacements (see white lead), warnings of toxicity & explosivity/flammability, and everything else? I'm not real sure. Comments?
~ender 2006-10-15 19:30:PM
