He reveals that “salamander, ” far from being the wool of an animal able to resist fire, as was reputed, is a mineral ​ — asbestos — ​ found in the Xinjiang Uygur region.
Ai zbulon se « salamandra » nuk ishte ashtu si besonin njerëzit, leshi i një kafshe që i rezistonte zjarrit, por ishte një mineral, asbesti, që gjendet në krahinën e Urumçit.