M1N3RAL0GY. 23 



GREEN JASPER. 



A soft green jasper of which I have specimens, said to 

 be found in the Provinces, the Burmese call, 



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Precious green jasper, including striped jasper, is call- 

 ed by the Burmese, 



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FRDCIOUS GARNET, or ALMANDINE. 



Precious garnets in the form of pebbles, are often seen 

 for sale among the Burmese ; but it is not certain that 

 any are found in the Provinces. Mineralogists say, the 

 most beautiful come from Sirian the capital of Pegu. It 

 is the carbuncle of the ancients. 



" In a creek on the Siamese side SJ of the Tenasserim 

 valley, Dr. Heifer says " rubies are found. They are 

 however of a very inferior description" — probably garnets. 

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o^qgS* a variety with a violet tinge. 

 8(c|[cr^ inferior varieties. 



COMMON GARNET, 



The common garnet is occasionally seen in the sands 

 of our rivers, but it is not abundant. 



PYROPE. 



A variety of the garnet, either identical or nearly resem- 

 bling the pyrope garnet, is brought from Burmah. It is 

 characterised by giving to transmitted light a yellow tinge, 

 or as the natives say, the the color of the ox's gall ; and 

 hence the Burmese name, which in Fall signifies ox-gall. 

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CLAYSLATE# 



Clayslate is a very abundant mineral throughout the 

 Provinces, and is found in numerous varieties, soft shales, 



