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but all of the fame quality. The veins 

 are almoft perpendicular, fometimes devi- 

 ating a little. When pieces of the green 

 ilone before mentioned \y in the water, a 

 great deal of the adherent white fpar and 

 lime-ftoneis confumedj but the green flone 

 remains untouched. That part of the 

 veins which is turned towards the air is al- 

 ways very rough, becaufe the fun, air, and 

 rain, have mouldered a great part of the 

 fpar and lime-ftone ; but the green ftone 

 has refilled their attacks. They fometimes 

 find deep holes in thefe veins, filled with 

 mountain cryflals. The greatefl quantity 

 of lead or filver ore is to be found next to 

 the rock, or even on the fides of the vein. 

 There are now and then little grains of py- 

 rites in the fpar, which have a fine gold 

 colour. The green flone when pounded, 

 and put on a red-hot fliovel, burns with a 

 blue flame. Some fay, they can then ob- 

 ferve a fulphureous fmell, which I could 

 never perceive, though my fenfe of fmell- 

 ing is very perfe6l. When this green ftone 

 is grown quite red-hot, it lofes its green 

 colour, and acquires a whitifh one, but 

 will not effervefce with aquafortis. 



The fulphureous fprings (if I may £q 



call them) are at the foot of the mountain, 



which contains the filver, or lead ore. Se- 



O 4 veral 



