REGNUM LAPIDEUM. 



HUMUS Terra Vegetabilium , Nitri amafia , acefcens, 



Colprc nigra, Humidt bibula, Fract.ura friabilis , 

 Siccitaie pulveracea, Ignirionc rlagrans, Uftione combufhbilis, 

 hcec diurna compreflione induratur in fiiiilem Sch'tflnm % 

 qui pafTim Bitumine faturatus evafit Lithatrtrax \ 

 relblvitur vero Schiftus non raro in terreftrem Ochram % 

 regenerandam multiplicativa mincralifatione m Tophum. 



CALX Terra Animalium , Natri conjux , alcalina, 

 Colore albida, Acidi abforbens, Ratione ohfecundans, 

 Siccitate farinacca, Ignitione penetrabilis , Ultione erTervefccns , 

 caJcificans pcregrina Humofa Argillofaque in Marmor ; 

 at refoluta faturataque acido recryftallifatur in G\pfum % 

 acido, fine igne depuratorio, amplius non erTerveicens ; 

 utrumque ab elementis refolvitur in farinofam Cretam % 

 aqua xtherea, teiie Echinita, concrefcentcm in Silicem; 

 at refoluta, tefte Staladtita, recryftallifatur in Spatum. 



SU MATRES Lapidum. 

 LAPIDES e Terris concrefcunt, refolvuntur iterum recrefcunt; 



Argilla tttrahitur in Talcum , u in Litb$m*rt*m, 3 in AmiantujK. 



Arsna accrefcit in Cotem , in Sabnlum* 2 in Saxum, 



Humus ferruminatur in Scbijlnm, in Ocbram, g [n Topbum, 



Calx coagulatur in Movmtr , £ in Cretam y in Gypfum. 



LAPILLt Diapham e Matre fluida, mi e fiia Opaci furrexere, 



Tindti fxpius alumine Vitriolico, colore varii e Vario; 



his replenwr & confolidantur rupium vulnera cum Cicatricc. 

 Mica concretio Argillac, fquamofa, flexilis, opaca, ttitens, 



ignitione rigidior, fed nitidior evadens. 

 Quartzum cryftallifstio aqux elementaris, pellucidurr^durum, 



e cavitate aquofa rupium , ideoque femper paraliticum , 



obfcuratis fxpiui cryftallis motn f. copia. 

 Spatum cryftallifatio Aquae calcAri», diaphanum, fragile, 



cujusrhombos intcrnos a diverfa cryftalio gnams diftinguit; 



marte adulteratum evadit durius chalybcque fcintillans! 



CPvT- 



