MODE V. GRANITE. 



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Egypt. Born says, that even the quartz is some- 

 times tinged with blue ; which may be the Prus- 

 siat of iron. 



Red granite, with large mica, approaching to 

 talc, from Portsoy, Scotland. 



The same, with crystals of schorl, from the 

 same place. 



Red granite, joined with Tirey marble, from 

 the Isle of Tirey. 



Rose-coloured granite, from the Lago Mag- 

 giore. 



Brown, or Isabella colour, from the Vosges 

 mountains, France. 



For the green of the Vosges, see Talcous rocks. 



White granite, from the Alps, which are chiefly 

 composed of this substance. 



Reddish granite, from the Carpathian moun- 

 tains. Born, i. 377. 



Red granite, in which the felspar assumes a 

 round or oval form. This granite, found not far 

 from Petersburg, forms the basis of the statue of 

 Peter the Great. Patrin, i. 95*. 



Pale yellow granite, from Greenland. 



Granite, with pearl-coloured felspar, from 

 Austria. 



Granite, with red felspar, and very long-grained 



* Pini (Felspaths de Baveno, 177Q, 8vo. p. 41) mentions oval 

 crystals of felspar, like a cylinder on an oval base. 

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