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marble. It somewhat resembles that of Lan- 

 guedoc; but is more cloudy, and less lively in its 

 colour, and does not take near so fine a polish."* 

 Another singular zoophytic marble occurs in 

 France, the ground being a wine red, with spots 

 of dull white and green; the latter being itself 

 calcareous, which is far from common. It is in- 

 terspersed with fragments of madrepores, and 

 other zoophytes, of a delicate bright red. It is 

 probably from the south of France. 



The deep red marble of Givet, with light veins 

 or spots, contains white fragments of entrochi. 

 That of Charlemont is veined with white and red, 

 with white spots of madrepore. 



The beautiful marble of Languedoc, or St. stBaume. 

 Baume, is of a fiery red, mingled with white and 

 grey, disposed in convolved zones. Some say that 

 the white and grey parts are formed by madre- 

 pores. The eight columns which decorate the 

 new triumphal arch, in the Carrousel at Paris, 

 are of this marble, which is one of the finest of 

 France. 



The grey marble of Mons contains entrochi. 

 It is properly an orsten, as on friction it yields a 

 nauseous smell. The department of Calais fur- 



* Brard, 362. That of Canne, here alluded to, is a griotte of a 

 deep red, spotted with white, according to Patrin. 



