84 TRAVELS THROUGH 



the Capella di S. Lorenzo at Florence, large pt3- 

 lifhed tables and incruftations of this jaiper. 

 And at Montieri in the Sanefe fomewhat above the 

 caftle, in Montagna di Monticri^ which is mica- 

 ceous ilate, and wherein have been old filver, 

 copper, and lead mines, is likewiie a bed of 

 red coarfe jafyer, at leaft three fathoms large, 

 which continues to Cajlello di Gerfalco ; but being 

 lamellated and cracked by many fifiures, this jaf- 

 per is unfit for ufe. 



c. Fallow copper-ore with grey ftriated anti- 

 mony in quartz, and calcareous fpar, found fome 

 years ago in Tufcany. The antimony appeared 

 in fibres, which, for fome part, were extremely 

 fine, and like feathers. 



d. Fine native copper in calcareous fpar, or 

 perhaps zeolith, with brown terraceous copper-ore, 

 much refembling the native copper, which in a 

 fimilar brown earth and zeolith is found in Ferroe. 

 This vein was forne years ago difcovered in Tuf- 

 cany ; but breaking foon off they dropt the mine. 

 Generally the Tufcan veins are but fuperficial ones 

 (Wajen laufer), never dipping deep under ground. 



e. Some petrifa^ions in flint or horn-ftone. Mr. 

 Targioni had,, in the collection of the celebrated 

 Micheli, a belemnite in a jafper ; but left this rare 

 piece \.Q. Alexander Funck, a Swede,, travelling fom 

 years ago in Italy. 



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