s.8,8 OF THE ASBESTINE EARTH. 



EXP. JO. In a violent heat, in a crucible, it 



hardens and becomes white. 



EXP. n. The flame of the blo\v-pipe produ- 

 ces the lame eflecl upon it as on the foregoing. 



EXP. 12. Treated in the fame manner as 

 the former experiments, \ve procured by ana- 

 Jyfis, of terra ponderofa, o; calcareous earth, 

 7.7; aerated magneiia, 13.6; argillaceous earth, 

 2.7; liliccout; earth 74; and calx of iron, 2. 



v. Of the Steatites ofSwartvik. 



As thefteatites of Swartvik refemMes in ma. 

 ny circumllanccs the aibclli found at the fame 

 place, we have thought it would be attend- 

 cd with fome advantage to determine by 

 annlyfis the extent of this iimilitude. 



The llcatiteb is of a gretn colour, with a fur- 

 face fmooth and ihining ; forms a compacl folid 

 mais, here and there interfered with irregular 

 fjflures, that are frequently concealed. Its con- 

 fiftence is fuch, that it can be fc raped with the 

 r.ail ; and it turns into u white powder. 



Cronfledt's Mineralogy, 81. zt. 



Ex?. 13. A fmall thin lamella, weighing 



355 



