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7. Grass-green. Green, mixed with a little more of yel- 

 low ; the fresh colour of grass. Very distinct in Green 

 Diallage, and other varieties of paratomous and hemi-pris- 

 matic Augite-spar ; sometimes in pyramidal Euchlore-mica 

 and in hemi-prismatic Habroneme-malachite. 



8. Pistachio-green. Green, with yellow and a little brown. 

 Ex. Prismatic Chrysolite ; sometimes prismatoidal Augite- 

 spar. 



9. Asparagus-green. Pale green, with a great proportion 

 of yellow. Ex. Prismatic Corundum and the varieties 

 of rhombohedral Fluor-haloide from Spain and Salzburg, 

 called Asparagus-stone. 



10. Blackish-green. Green, with black. Ex. Paratomous 

 Augite-spar ; sometimes also Serpentine. 



^11. Olive-green. Pale green, with a great deal of brown 

 and yellow. Ex. Prismatic Chrysolite, the varieties called 

 Olivine ; several varieties of dodecahedral Garnet ; hexa- 

 hedral Lirocone-malachite, and Pitchstone, a variety of 

 empyrodox Quartz. 



12. Oil-green. A green colour, still lighter, with more 

 of yellow, and less of brown. The colour of olive oil. 

 Ex. Dodecahedral Garnet-blende ; rhombohedral Emerald ; 

 empyrodox Quartz, called Pitchstone. 



13. Siskin-green. A light, green colour, very much in- 

 clining to yellow. Very distinct in pyramidal Euchlore- 

 mica ; also in some varieties of rhombohedral Lead- 

 baryte. 



F. Yellow. 



1. SiilpJtur-yellow. The colour of pure sulphur. Ex. 

 Prismatic Sulphur. 



2. Straw-yellow. A rare colour; light yellow, with a 

 little grey. Nearly the colour of straw. Ex. Some varieties 

 of prismatic Topaz, called Pycnite. 



3. Wax-yellow. Yellow, with grey and a little brown. 

 The colour of pure yellow wax. Ex. Pyramidal Lead- 

 baryte ; several varieties of uncleavable Quartz, called 

 common Opal. 



