A Neto Mineralogical Nomenclature. 13 



Classis I. EPIG^EA. 



Ordo 1. Rheutinea (££uto£, fluid.) 

 Gaseous or liquid. 



Ordo 2. Sterinea, (rfre^og, solid.) 

 Individuals solid. 



Classis II. ENTOGiEA. 



Ordo 1. Halinea, (aXivog, saline.) 



H = l— 5.5. G = 1.S— 3.3. Lustre unmctallic. Streak 

 uncolored. 



Ordo 2. Barytinea, (§a£u<rr]£, tccight.) 



H=2 — 6. G = 3— 8.1. Lustre unmetallic. 



Ordo 3. Ceratinea, (xs^as, horn;) in allusion to the lustre. 

 H = l— 2. G=5.5— 6.5. 



Ordo 4. Osmerinea, ('oC^oj, odorous. ) 



H = l — 3. G=2 — 3.1. Lustre unmetallic. Streak 

 uncolored. Odor, when moistened by the breath, 

 argillaceous. 



Ordo 5. Chalicinea, (x"^'£> silex; the species are mostly sili- 

 cates.) 

 H = 2 — 7. G=2.6— 4. Lustre unmetallic. Streak un- 

 colored. 



Ordo 6. Hyalinea, (uaXivos, glassy ; alludes to the high de- 

 grees of lustre.) 

 H = 5.5 — 10. G = 2.6 — 4.8. Lustre unmetallic. Streak 

 uncolored. 



Ordo 7. ScAniNEA, (ovWrof, that which is dug; mcludos the 

 oxyds of the metals, the nietullic silicates, and salts 

 of metallic acids.) 



H = l— 7. G = 2— b. Color dark red—black. Streak 

 colored, unmetallic. 



