28 Notice of Minerals from Palestine. 
A similar pebble, handsomely veined with black and 
white. 
39. ‘ Nabi Jonas, near Sidon.” 
A white granular limestone, two pieces—knocking off a 
corner from one of them, | observed it to be fetid, like some 
of the primitive marbles of New-England. 
‘¢ Nabi Jonas, from the tombs.”’ 
A dove-coloured, and white-veined granular marble, fetid 
also on percussion. 
“* Nabi Jonas, from a modern monument.” 
This is like the first two mentioned under this head. 
*% Beach above Nabi Jonas.” 
A white calcareous pebble. 
40. * Gethsemane.”’ 
A brown conchoidal hornstone. 
41. “ Picked up by Mr. King on the shore between Joppa 
and Cesarea.” 
This is a calcareous breccia, consisting of entire shells, 
cemented by calcareous matter, and fragments of shells; 
every part of it effervesces with acids; it has not a fetid 
edour when struck. 
42. “Mount Lebanon.” 
Arragonite of a yellowish colour and striated structure. 
Among the specimens from Lebanon and Carmel are many 
shells and other calcareous petrifactions. 
43. ** From the ruins of an edifice in Tyre, said to have 
been one of the early Christian churches.” 
This is a compact limestone, very nearly analogous to 
chalk ; there 1s upon it a cornice carved, and below it is 
painted green for the ground with lines in reddish brown, 
and figures in blue. 
44. From the Kesrooan, 20 miles north of Beyroot— 
found about 20 miles north of Beyroot—from near Beyroot.” 
There are six pieces with the above labels ; they are evi- 
dently from the same bed, and are very interesting. They 
are very similar to the yellowish compact marl, which con- 
tains the petrified fish at Mount Bolca, near Verona. The 
marl of Beyroot is sometimes so compact that it resembles 
the compact limestones ; but it is without lustre, and in some 
of the specimens, it is so loose in its texture as to soil the 
fingers by handling. Its colour is very light gray, inclining 
te yellow. 
