μυρμηκίας
From LSJ
καὶ νῦν περὶ ἀρετῆς ὃ ἔστιν ἐγὼ μὲν οὐκ οἶδα, σὺ μέντοι ἴσως πρότερον μὲν ᾔδησθα πρὶν ἐμοῦ ἅψασθαι, νῦν μέντοι ὅμοιος εἶ οὐκ εἰδότι → so now I do not know what virtue is; perhaps you knew before you contacted me, but now you are certainly like one who does not know
English (LSJ)
λίθος, ὁ, a precious stone
A with wart-like lumps upon it, Plin.HN37.174. II μ. χρυσός glod dug by μύρμηκες 11, Hld.10.26.