APPENDIX. 



Thebais. Paul Sil says it was brought down the Nile in 

 large vessels. 



Some have inferred the word basalt to be of Hebrew origin, 

 as in that language barsalt or barzalt implies iron. Bellon, 

 It. Eg. says he saw a pyramid of basalt as hard as iron. 



Ptolemy, iv. 5, says that the eastern part of Egypt, on the 

 Arabian gulf, was possessed by the Arabs ; and among them 

 were the quarries of lapis Troicus, alabastrine, porphyry, 

 black stone (basalt), and of basanite. Herodotus, also, ii. 8, 

 mentions the quarries in the Arabian chain. The town of 

 Alabastron was so called from its alabaster 3 and Porphyrio 

 from its porphyry. See Garof. 32. 



No. III. The value at Home of Specimens of ancient 

 Stones*. 



Valore di Marmi, Alabastri, Pietre tenere e dure, ragguag- 

 liato alpalmo cubico Romano. 



Marmi e pietre tenere. 



Sc. baj. 



Marmo bianco di Carrara, il palmo 70 



Greco 9O 



nero di Carrara 2 }3 



antico, detto vulgarmente di para- 

 gone S 



giallo di Siena 2 50 



detto Porta Santa, antico 5 



detto fior de persico antico 14 



detto Settebase semplice antico 2 



a rose antico 8 



giallo antico ". 7 



in massa grande , 8 ,, 



* Petrim Gabinetto del Collegio Nazareno, torn. ii. App. Tavola xi. The 

 Roman palm is about nine inches. The scndo (which contains one hundred 

 l-ajvccij is about 4s. 6d. 



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