noun
talutatium
Meaning
- the superficial indication of the presence of gold under the earth
talutatium, ii, n.; mining t. t.,
I. the superficial indication of the presence of gold under the earth:
cum ita inventum est in summo caespite, talutatium vocant, si et aurosa tellus subest, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 67 (Sillig, talutium).