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The Natural Hiftoryof JAM AIC A. 
the Earth fill’d with a redifh colour’d Salt like Tincal, Borax or 
Natrum. 
XI. Ambra gryfea, 
Ambergrife. 
Ambergrife of feveral Sorts is found frequently on the Shores of 
this Ifland. 
XIII. Anripigmentum e cinereo lutem. 
Orpiment. 
I brought with me from {amaica a Mineral Subftance, which was 
Afh-colour’d like. Clay, in which were many fhining Particles, 
which lay in fhort Strie of a gold Colour, It was very heavy 
and came neareft to this. | in 
OMAV. Terra latofa ex cupreo ce viridi variegata, «es continens. ~~ 
Copper-Ore.. 
This was-of almott a Coppet-colour underneath, ‘and’ was ‘not much 
harder than: fi dry’d Clay; it was: very heavy, had on its! upper 
Colour. eal oan ay, Io 1 OJ “MNhs2 
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XV. Minera Plumbi. : 
Lead. 
I have feen Ore pretended to be found in Famaica, it was 45 fine 
as’ any I have feen in England, and fhot after the fame Manner, and 
could. ot probably hold lefs than three quarters’ of pure Lead to one 
quarter of droffy Matter. ' It was: like that Lead Ore call’d “Potters 
Ore, from its being us’d for glafing Harthen-ware. 
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XVI. Minere Ferri. 
| a Tron Ores. 
; Bese fen {ron Ores here of feveral Kinds ‘and’ Richnefy'one 
great Quantity of ‘Tron. mB Ponesrons compe and holding 
and hard 28 Marbles) Matte Being of a Liver-clour, 
2 Shey ponderous, blackifh, | friable, with fome white Spots a- 
a . ; , repre ‘ dine ita QE poe 
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