Vincenzo Casciarolo

early 1600s

 

  He was a shoemaker and alchemist in Bologna, Italy, who discovered “Bologna stone,” barium sulphate samples from his locality that could be made to fluoresce. Interest in this mineral was intense and led to discovery of baryta.  
 

  1. Photographs of Bologna, Italy
 

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