rdo klad

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medicinal stone [JV]

rdo klad mineral med. [IW]

rdo klad mineral med. [dbyibs klad pa dang 'dra ba zhig ste, ro bska, zhu rjes snyoms, nus pas klad pa 'dzag pa sdom zhing, rma'i shu' skyed,.. [IW]

(med) Magnesite (Yeshi 2018) Halloysite (Drungtso 1999)
rdo klad klad pa sdom zhing sha'u skyed / ces pa ni / rdo dkar po phyi dbyibs klad pa 'dra la klad 'brum tham thum yod pa ste / shin tu mkhregs la bcag 'phro kha dog bcas ba so 'dra ba ('di lho rta shod za ma ri la lung chung gcig gi rdo phal che ba 'di yin) zhig yod do // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 128.1)

rdo ba 'brug klad klad pa gso bar byed / ces par / rang byung pas / 'brug klad klad pa'i nad la phan / gsungs / rdo dkar zho 'dra ba la yang zhing snyi la 'bol zhing klad pa btsos pa 'dra ba / bcag 'phro shing chag 'phro 'dra la khar zos na / shing ngam sha ru rlon pa za ba'i nyams las rdo za ba'i [nyams ?] mi 'byung ba dbyibs rdog dum leb ma sogs yong ba'o // (Shel gong shel phreng, pdf p 128.2)

Illustrations : 'Phrin Las (25_101) rdo klad

rdo klad and rdo ba 'brug klad are 2 separate, but successif entries in the Shel gong. Identified as Magnesite (Magnesium carbonate MgCO₃) or Halloysite. Magnesite is a mineral of the Calcite groupe with a colour range from transparent, yellowish, rose and lilac to brown. Several mining sites in Tibet (mindat.org)
Johannes Schmidt (talk) 03:05, 28 February 2024 (EST)