120 ABORIGINES NAMES OF MINERALS AND ROCKS. 



quartz (crystal), cornelian and pipeclay, and salt. In 

 several instances, viz., salt, pipeclay, an'd cornelian, it 

 could be proved that the words used had no special 

 meaning appertaining to these substances, but that it 

 was really the transcription of other words, and the same 

 probably applies to the remaining words. 



On the whole, the list contains the names of i6 sub- 

 stances, only 7, or perhaps 9, of which can be considered 

 to have played an important role in the life of the 

 Aborigines. These are arranged according to im- 

 portance : — 



1. Hornstone (inch porcellanite, breccia, and other 



siliceous minerals). 



Tro-na (mora tro-na), meaning unknown. 



2. Red ochre. 



Ba-la-wine, lit. blood. 



3. Charcoal (powdered). 



Loa-ra, lit. black. 



4. Iron ore (limonite or haematite). 



La-ta, meaning unknown. 



5. Basalt, incl. Diabas. 



Lenn-parenna, lit. spear stone. 



6. Freestone, i.e. sandstone. 



Po-ta-mali, lit. white po-ta, meaning unknown. 



7. Archaean schist. 



Noan-yale, lit. white stone. 



To these we may add 



8. Clay, incl. pipeclay and any kind of argillaceous 



soil. 



Man-na-na ~) . , 



-o / TN cleaning unknown 



Jr'en-ga-na-(mali) J ° 



9. Sand. 



Mun-ga-ra-(mena), meaning unknown. 



