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ORDER X. GALINEA. 

 Genus 1. Cyprites.* 



H=2.5— 4. G =4.3— 5.8. Contain copper. 



Sp. 1. C. cubicus, Tin-Pyrites. 



2. C. tetrahedrus, Gray Copper. 



3. C. rectangulus, JBournonite. 



4. C. dodecahedrus, Tennantite. 



5. C. rhombicus, Vitreous Copper. 



Genus 2. Lunites.+ 



H= 1.5— 1.4. G = 5.5— 8.5. Contain silver. 



Sp. 1. L. Selcnicus, Eucairitc. 



2. L. Cupricus, Stromeyerite. 



3. L. dodecahedrus, Vitreous Silver. 



4. L. Telluricus, Telluric Silver. 



5. L. Auricus, Graphic Tellurium. 



6. L. rhombohedrus, Polybasite. 



7. L. rhombicus, Brittle Silver Ore. 



8. L. peritonitis, Antim. Sulpkuret of Silver. 



9. L. Molybdicus, Molybdic Silver. 



Sp. 



Genus 4. Plumbites. 



H=1.5— 3. G = 6.8— 8.5. Contain lead. 



Sp. t. P- cubicu.-, Galena. 



CobalticiiH, CoBaltic Galena. 



Selenicus, Clausthalite. 



* Kun-poj, copper. 



t From Luna, thu alchemislic name ol il. 



t Avkos, a wolf; gray antimony was called " lupus metallorum," liy the alche- 

 mists. 



