EARTHS. AGGREGATE. 59. Granites. 



177 



lini 



scorliuus. 



takosus. 



intcaceus. 



Found in Eppiy Greece^ Nor<wav, Saxonyy Sec, fometimes in large 

 mafle?, fomeiimcs in fmaller granulations: the component 

 parts vary much, but the homblend and feldfpar generally 

 predominate, and the quartz in very fmall proportion: the 

 colour of the feldfpar and quartz h generally white, and the 

 homblend black or black-green. 



Confifting of feldfpar, quartz, and fliorl. 



Granites bafalt. Amn^Chem. annal. 1785. z.^. 21. 

 Edelftld. no'v. A61. Stockh, 1784. p. 103. 



hound commonly in the mountains of Snueden, Silejiat and 

 Snvitzerland. 



granaticus. Confining of feldfpar, quartz, and garnets, 

 Edelfeld. no^v. A8. Stockh. 1784, p. 103. 

 Found in the S-ujijs and Sivedt/h mountains, 



<viridis, Confifting of feldfpar, quartz, and amarus. 



Found commonly in the mountains oi Siviizerknd, 



Confiding of feldfpar, quartz, and talc. 

 4rwn, Chem. annal. 1785. 2. p. 23. 

 Found near Linz in Upper Auftria. 



Compofed of feldfpar and mica. 

 Sau/s. Foy. dans les (tip, i. p. 1 83* 

 Systt nat. xii, 3. p. 76. », 21. 

 Granites fufcus. IFalL/yJi. i. ^.409. n.'J,* k. 

 Found very rarely in Swijifserland and Sile/ta, in Finland and 

 Gotland, and detached near Geneva and Fefuvius, 



Compofed of feldfpar and calcareous fpar. 



Gioen. litolo^.. Vefwv. p. 49. 51. 71. 



Found in the neighbourhood of /"^/f/tt-v/a/, brittle, noi hard, ef- 

 fervefcing with acids, and fometLncs containing fmall por- 

 tions of fcorj, mica, alumina, 



grandaz'U!* Compofed of mica and homblend. 



.Saxum micaceum, Syjt. nat. xii. 3./. 79. ;;. 35. • ' 



2. Blueilh-green. It, /can. J^. 



Foard fometimes in largre rocks, in various mountains of 

 Snvitzerlandy Sn.veden, and Bohemia, frequently rich in veins 

 of iron ; the dull greenifii variety is generally ufed in fome 

 parts of Stveden as a flux for iron ore, 



scorlaceus, Compofed of feldfpar and (horl. 



lloepfn, ma^dz, Helv. natur. i . p. 279. 



Found in the mountains vS Sivifserland and near Vefwvius, fome* 

 times coutalningr mica or homblend. 



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cartus. 



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