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De Natura Fossilium
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<p><i>De Natura Fossilium</i> is a scientific text written by Georg Bauer also known as <a href="/facts/Georgius_Agricola/FXprFXAK">Georgius Agricola</a>, first published in 1546. The book represents the first scientific attempt to categorize <a href="/facts/Mineral/LkUFbNmv">minerals</a>, <a href="/facts/Rock_(geology)/FXCJkmop">rocks</a> and <a href="/facts/Sediment/zsIH1A6U">sediments</a> since the publication of <a href="/facts/Pliny_the_Elder/grx67ghR">Pliny</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/Natural_History_(Pliny)/bMp2te1A">Natural History</a></i>. This text along with Agricola's other works including <i><a href="/facts/De_Re_Metallica/qA5RYnXM">De Re Metallica</a></i> compose the earliest comprehensive "scientific" approach to mineralogy, mining, and geological science. </p>