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Classis I. EPIGiEA. 



Ordo 1. Rheutinea (£su*ros, fluid.) 

 Gaseous or liquid. 



Ordo 2. Sterinea, (oVeffoj, solid.) 

 Individuals solid. 



Classis II. ENTOGJEA. 



Ordo 1. IIalinea, (aXivos, saline.) 



H = 1—5.5. G= 1.8— 3.3. Lustre unmetallic. Slrcak 

 uncolored. 



Ordo 2. Babytinea, (€afu<ni£, weight.) 



H=2— 6. G=3— 8.1. Lustre unmetallic. 



Ordo 3. Ceratjnea, (xegas, hom;) in allusion to the lustre. 

 H = l— 2. G=5.5— 6.5. 



Ordo 4. Osmerinea, (Wfw^oj, odorous. ) 



H=l— 3. G=2— 3.1. Lustre unmetallic. Streak 

 uncolored. Odor, when moistened by the breath, 

 argillaceous. 



Ordo 5. Chalicinea, (x<*M) ^ ex ! 'he species are mostly sili- 

 cates.) 

 H = 2 — 7. G = 2.6— 4. Lustre unmetallic. Streak un- 

 colored. 



Ordo C. Hyalinea, (uaXivos, glassy ; alludes to the high de- 

 grees of lustre.) 

 H=5.5— 10. G=2.6— 4.8. Lustre unmetallic. Streak 

 uncolored. 



Ordo 7. ScaI"tinea, (tfxairTog, thai which is dug ; includes the 

 oxyds of the metals, the metallic silicates, and salts 

 of metallic acids.) 

 H = l— 7. G = 2— 8. Color dark red— black. Streak 

 colored, unmetallic. 



