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opake, the pellucid, and that of different colours, 

 as well as ronnnoa flint, and seveial species of 

 agate. Of the plain jaspers there are the fine 

 red, the green, the grey, tlie white, and the true 

 lapis lazuli ;* and among* the variegated, the 

 grey spotted with black, the whitish interspersed 

 with yellow and blue, and the yellow marked 

 with blue, red, and grey spots. Besides the 

 pieces of rock crystal found in all parts of the 

 country, blocks of it are obtained from the Cor- 

 dilleras of a size sufficient for columns of six or 

 seven feet in height. They also contain great 

 quantities of coloured crystals, or spurious pre- 

 cious stones, resembling in appearance rubies, 

 jacinths, diamonds, &c. Not many years since, 

 a real topaz of a very large size was found in 

 the province of St. Jago, and a beautiful eme- 

 rald at Coquimbo. From time to time the rivers 

 wash down v. ith their sands various kinds of 

 precious stones, particularly rubies and sapphires, 



* III the plains of C;)niapo, are also ;^rcut i^uiuititios of 

 lokidstoue, iiiut of la.;!) lazuli, \s;iit}! the iiil;ab;!.;nts consiiJor 

 as of no value. Ti;ese mines are at I'le distiuico of foarU ea 

 or rtfloen loajriie?, from Coolap.), and in t!;e v'oiiiity of a tr>-.:'t 

 of coiuitry aboiiaJiii^j in luiat's of leac'.. rruziir's f^-Ji^^f, 

 vol. i. 



7";e ////f,-. toxuil, accor.iir.'g tr, ihi' n'nnh'.m of in-: lest in- 

 foimcd //ii/L'-Tul'i^^isl:-, Ldono^ ii, the ij^/iu^ 'f zculi.tes. Fr, 



TiUlli. 



