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Thofe on the upper Shelves on the 

 Left-hand, confift of Lead Ore ^ the next 

 under them are the Silver and Gold Ores, 

 and the Bottom Shelves contain Tin Ores. 



On the Shelves on the Right-hand are 

 firfl the Iron, then the Copper Ores, where 

 the Azure Stone, or Lapis Lazuli^ and the 

 Turcois, are very rare Specimens, and are to 

 be ranked among the precious Stones. 



The next Shelf contains Quickfilver 

 and Cinnabar Ores. The others are An- 

 timony, Bifmuth, Cobalt, and Calamine, 

 ( Lapis Calaminariis ) called Semimetals ; for 

 thefe yield a very fmall Regulus, or liquid 

 Metal, which, though it can be melted 

 again, is not by itfelf dudile, or fo far 

 malleable as to be of any Ufe to Manu- 

 fa6ture. Antimony is never found native 

 in its perfed; State, being always mixed 

 with Sulphur and other extraneous Mat- 

 ter i when feparated from its Ore it is 

 eafily fufible, and greatly promotes the 

 Fufion of other Foffils : It is of great Ufe 

 in Medicine, Chemiflry, and Mechanics, 

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