COPAL. 



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East Indian Copal^ more generally called Gum Anime^ is 

 supposed to be the produce of HymencEa CourhariL It is 

 in large-sized pieces^ often almost square^ and long ; some 

 specimens in the Author^ s collection are about four inches 

 in length, and as regular in shape as a square stick of 

 sealing-wax; others are in long flat pieces, two or three 

 inches in length, an inch and a half wide, and a quarter of 

 an inch thick ; they are curiously marked all over with very 

 slight indentations, giving the surface a stippled appearance. 

 Generally however East Indian Copal is in irregular masses, 

 having considerable transparency and a bright amber 

 colour. 



Australian Copal, Kawrie Gum, Australian Dammar, is 

 the produce of Lammam australis (Nat. Ord. Coniferce), 

 (Plate XIX. fig. 99.) — Large quantities of this gum-resin 

 are now imported from Australia. It is probably in larger 

 masses than any other gum-resin ; a specimen in the Liver- 

 pool Collection of Imports measures nearly two feet round 

 at its largest circumference, it is as large as a child^s head ; 

 the colour is a dull amber. 



All the species of Copal strongly resemble amber ; like it 

 they also frequently contain insects and other extraneous 

 matters; and it is highly probable they are the origin of 



