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Orichalcum or aurichalcum / ˌ ɔːr ɪ ˈ k æ l k ə m / is a metal mentioned in several ancient writings, including the story of Atlantis in the Critias of Plato.Within the dialogue, Critias (460–403 BC) says that orichalcum had been considered second only to gold in value and had been found and mined in many parts of Atlantis in ancient times, but that by Critias's own time, orichalcum ...
In Exalted, Orichalcum is the strongest of the five magical materials and can be made by distilling ordinary gold using Gaia's blood (Magma) and concentrating sunlight using large occult mirrors. Found in Final Fantasy as a rare material with varying properties. In the Soul Calibur series
Orichalcum A magical form of gold used primarily by the Solar Exalted, though it has associations with the Dragon Kings and in Third Edition the Infernal Exalted as well. Orichalcum is rarely found in pure deposits; usually, it is created out of gold that has been heated by lava and sunlight reflected from mirrors of occult design. Adamant
Their name for brass was orichalcum, also spelled aurichalcum (echoing the word for a gold coin, aureus), meaning 'gold-copper', because of its shiny, gold-like appearance when the coins were newly struck (see, for example Pliny the Elder in his Natural History Book 34.4). Orichalcum was considered, by weight, to be about double the value of ...
Orichalcum – another distinct metal or alloy mentioned in texts from classical antiquity, later used to refer to brass; Panchaloha; Shakudō – a Japanese billon of gold and copper with a dark blue-purple patina; Shibuichi – another Japanese alloy known for its patina; Thokcha – an alloy of meteoric iron or "thunderbolt iron" commonly ...
Orichalcum – Fabulous metal mentioned in ancient writings, such as the story of Atlantis in the Critias of Plato; Corinthian bronze – Highly valuable metal alloy in classical antiquity; Hepatizon – Alloy also known as Black Corinthian Bronze; Electrum – Alloy of gold and silver
Aurichalcite is a carbonate mineral, usually found as a secondary mineral in copper and zinc deposits. ... the name of orichalcum, a fabulous metal, ...
The three scepters had handgrips of orichalcum, the prized golden-colored brass alloy, with glass and chalcedony globes. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The following month her report that her team had uncovered the frescoed corridor of a grand aristocratic domus of the first century BCE, the so-called Palatine House , [ 9 ] led to hopes that it may prove to be ...