stang zil

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སྟང་ཟིལ
kind of stone (black, golden or silver) [JV]

dngul rdo, silver stone med. mineral [IW]

(med) Galena
Synonyms : rdo bung ba, skra 'dra, stong tshe rog po (Shel gong).
Sanskrit : añjana (wisdomlib.org) sauvīrāñjana (Dash 1989)

stang zil gser zil dngul zil rus mdog 'byin / zhes pa rdo kha dog nag po bcag na phag ze ltar zhig la 'od zer 'phro ba'o / de la ming rdo bung ba dang / skra 'dra dang / stong tshe rog po yang zer te / nag pa'i tshad ni sangs rgyas kyi dbu skra sogs la dbu skra bung ba ltar nag pa zhes dper mdzad pa dang / 'dra dper / stang zil phag ze gshibs pa 'dra / zhes sam / stang zil sangs rgyas dbu skra 'dra / zhes pa dang / gser zil ni / rang byung rdo rjes / gser zil zangs dang nus pa mtshungs / gsungs pa / dbyibs ma nges gser rdo 'dra ba las 'od de las sna ring la 'bol ba'o / dngul zil ni / rang byung zhabs kyis / dngul zil rdo dug sel bar byed / gsungs pa'i dbyibs nges med 'od khab gshibs pa ltar ring la kha dog dngul rdo las cung ljang la dkar zhing 'bol bzhig go // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 127.3)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las (25_093) stang zil

stang zil is black. It has been identified with massicot, litharge, Tourmaline or simply a black stone silver ore. Massicot and litharge are orange-red and red. Tourmaline can be black, but is a translucent gem, not a stone. Galena (Lead sulfite, PbS), of lead-grey colour, is the primary ore mineral of lead. Worked for its lead content as early as 3000 BC, it is found in ore veins with sphalerite, pyrite, chalcopyrite, etc. It contains often silver and is a frequent ore of that metal as well. stang zil, gser zil and dngul zil are treated in the same notice in the Shel phreng.
The indian name añjana refers first to collyrium or black pigment for the eyes, and denotes also the mineral galena, lead sulfite, as well as black antimony. (wisdomlib.org).
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 02:14, 27 February 2024 (EST)