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of thefe fubftances have been foft at the 

 inftant of their union. 

 2. Conglutinated ftones, Saxa conghiiinata, 



Are fuch Hones whofe particles have beefl 

 united by fome cementitious fubitance, which, 

 however, is feldom perceivable, and which 

 often has not been fufficient to fill every fpace 

 between the particles : In this cafe the parti- 

 cles feem to have been hard, worn off, and in 

 loole, fingle, unfigured pieces, before they 

 were united. 



SECT. CCLXT. 



1. Compound Saxa, Saxa compvfita. 



A. Ophites. Scaly li met! one with kernels 

 or bits of ftrpencine itone in it, SaxuM 

 compofitum particulis calcareis et argillaceis, 



1 . Kchnord's marble. It is white and green. 



2. Serpentine antic o^ is white, with round 

 pieces of black fteatites in it. This 

 muft not be confounded with the Ser- 

 pentine vefde antico. Sect, eclxvi. 



3. The Haraldfio marble. White, with 

 quadrangular pieces of a black fteatites. 



4. The Marmor Pozzevera di Geneva. Dark 

 green marble, with white veins. 



This kind receives its fire polifh and 

 appearance from the ferpentine ilene. 



SECT. CCLX1I. 



B. Stellften or Qefteflfiein y Saxum compofitum pat* 

 ticulis quaftzflfis «o micacets* 

 1. Of dirtinct particles, Partkutis drftinffis* 

 This is found at Gar£enberg in the 

 province oJ It is iikewife met 



R 2 with 



