121 



TAB. CCCLX1V. 



SI LEX granatum, 

 Garnet, or Pyrope. 



Class 2. Eartlis. Order I. Homogeneous. 

 Gen. 4. Silex. Spec. 26. Garnet. 



Syn. Pyrope. Le grenat granuliforme de Boheme. 

 Uaiiy, 2. 555. 

 Edler granat. Emmerl. 3. 246. 



Mineralogists have made a division in Garnets, (if I 

 may so express myself,) by considering Pyrope as a distinct 

 species, when its only distinguishing character is its being 

 found in irregular pebbles and not crystallized. Lapidaries 

 long since used to consider Scotch Garnets of a peculiarly 

 brilliant lustre as different, under the particular appellation 

 of Scotch Garnets. I have some of these cut when in 

 fashion about thirty years since, and my friends have sent 

 me some in the rock under the name of Pyrope. It is per- 

 haps one of the most striking examples of nice discrimina- 

 tion that may ever happen : — these may be distinguished by 

 the Scotch Pyrope having the lustre inclining to fine red, 

 and the other to orange*; and it should seem that they can 

 scarcelv be distinguished when asunder. 



Dr. Babington was so good as to favour me with the Py- 

 ope from Hungary. It is remarkable that it should never 



* See red and orange in my Elucidation of Colours. 



