TAB. LII. 



AURUM nativum. 

 Native Gold. 



Class 3. Metals. Ord. 1. Homogeneous. 

 Gen. 2. Gold. Sped. Natire. 

 £)£v. 3. Amorphous. 



Gen. Char. Malleable, sonorous, reddish yellow, 



Spec. Grav. " . 



Spec. Char. Uncomblned. 



Syn. Native gold. Kirw. 2. 93. Phil. Trans. 1796. 

 />. 45. 

 Aurum nativum. Waller^ t. 2. /). 355. 

 Gediegen gold. Emmerl., t. 2. j!?. 111. 

 Or natif. Hauy 3. 374. 

 Aurum nativum. Linn. Syst. ed. 13. 



Gold is well known to be found in Peru, several parts of 

 the East Indies, and Hungary, often crystallized in octae- 

 drons and their modifications. It has also been found in 

 Scotland. "We have specimens from Cornwall and Ireland. 

 We received a letter from Dublin, dated Oct. 24th, 1 795, 

 which relates some curious facts that may be worth men- 



