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| coast near Messina, there is aconstant process of gerega 
tion going forward. The soil is calcareous and the mud 
of ihe shore hardens, with the sand, pebbles, &c. Ste a 
breccia. By drawing the outlines of any object, it may in 
no great time, be obtained in a solid state. In this way they 
form millstones 
me di Nisi and Nooke, with gale na and earthy iron; 3. 
Arseniated Silver in the mines near Bronte on quartz, and 
in minute superficial grains on green Carb. Copper; 4. 
Arseniated sulphuret, jaminated on quartz and cale. spar, 
at Limaria; 5. Antimoniated Sulphuret, near Francoril- 
la; 6. Red, brown, or lead-grey, composed of Silver, cop- 
per, sulphur and antimony, at Francorilla. 
ee : 1. Native Copper, on barytes and quertz, at F. di 
2. grey granulated C, on quartz, at Noora; 3. Vitre- 
ous ‘.iridescent, at Noora; 4. Violet blue C. on quartz and 
in bituminous slate, at Ali ; ; 5. Steel grey, powder black, 
z common at Noora, composed of copper, silver, antimon ny, 
Uphur, &c. ; 6. Red oxide, at F. di ee 3 7. Bl ue e carb. 
pe or in earthy grains, also ing variot 
ste: atgillaceots and calcareous, a givir ng 3 ae the 
appearance of Lazulite, common at F. di Nits ; 8. Green. 
: id b, superficial on quartz, fibrous, with silver ‘and lead 8t 
oora ; 
9. Green C. in stalactitic grains on barytes and — 
earthy i iron, at F. di Nisi; 10. Green C. granular with blue 
C. and silver on quartz at F. di Nisi; 11. Earthy green C. 
among the ores at F. di Nisi and in eee 12, — 
> and in the — 
Cc. Pyrites, abundant at Taomina, Noora, 
Streams descending from the mountains. 
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ous at Noora. 
Antimon : Arseniated Sulpburet, ‘forms mines in the 
Vicinity of S Savoca and Roccalumiera, formerly wrought. 
Molybdena, mixed with the quartz matrix ‘of the green 
per at F. di Nisi, and the galena at Noora ; ; also i in the 
led quartz pebbles in the valleys of Pelorus. : 
Aes at Noora and Limina, ls F at te 
