Il8 ABORIGINES NAMES OF MINERALS AND ROCKS. 



A. The minerals are 



1. Coal. 



(a) Coal, s.s. 



Co(n)a-ra, lit. probably black. 



• (b) Charcoal (artificial produce). 



Loa-ra, lit. probably black. 

 Maw-ba-na, lit. black. 



2. Iron ore, either limonite or haematite. 



La-ta, meaning unknown. 



3. Ochre. 



(a) Red ochre (artificial produce). 

 Ba-la-wini, lit. blood. 

 :^i^ (b) Yellow ochre (natural?) 

 Ma-la-ne, meaning- unknown. 



4. Quartz (?) ■ 



Kugha-wiuA^a, meaning unknown. 

 Kughra-mali, " white "' kughra. 



5. Cornelian (?). 



Tendeagh, lit. red. 



6. Crystal of unknown kind (quartz?). 



Heka > . , 



-p, j meaning unknown. 



.. 7. Salt. 



Lieno-wittye, lit. from the water. 



8. Topaz (?). 



(See quartz and cornelian). 



I. Basalt, Diabas....;4-)o-t }c< o n r.(.sr! i ksv/ t 



Lenn-parenna, lit. spear stuircr : : ~::~'Z ™" 



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 ssci'T ^■. Noan-y^le, ;l|t<,(Wfii'^e,;S>tQ;ie. -.^.^ 



.or'iqi .'>-^ Pot-ta^inali; lit', the* *^' -v^hiteS' '' 'pota -'■ ■ '■ | ' r^ieaiiiiig^-^ : 

 o) ji ^•.'PoLnih-gfalf; lit:'tlife;''' Whp:"';p6nin' / unk'ribwiii: 



