Talk:Touchstone

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I had the impression that as touchstone was exclusively Basanite (Lydian Stone; black Jasper) used. Can anyone confirm? Speaking of which, Basanite is supposed to be a Quartz as any Jasper is, but the entry for Basanite states the opposite. In fact, it seems to be an entry for some Basalt, but not for Basanite.

In German, the word Prüfstein is more often used as an analogy for a test, similar to the English (political) litmus test. Fore example, Martin Luther uses this word in No 12 of his 95 Theses [1]. The Bible is often cited as the "Prüfstein" in theological issues (undecided? read the scripture!) in Lutheran churches. Doesn't "touchstone" have this meaning in English? --LA2 08:21, 1 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Touchstone as a metaphor

I added headings so that other pages could link to the explanation of "touchstone" as a metaphor. The heading names may not be the most appropriate names, but I thought this would be a good start. --Culix 03:56, 9 December 2006 (UTC)