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Of Regular Stones* Part III. 
a) Mufeum diffolved with Spirit of Nitre. Aldrovandm (a) hath one 
Metallic, figur d like this 5 but by himfelf, or by Ambrofinu6, call'd 
Stelechites Tyramidalh 3 very improperly. 
The GONICK STALACTITES , hollow. 'Tis three 
inches long 3 at the top, which is now open, * over 5 in the 
middle, near \ 3 the bafe fpread out, with feveral round 
Crufts on one fide, like half bubbles , to the breadth of 
above an inch. On the oppofite fide, with a (hort fingle 
piped one. All of them contained together within the 
utmoft Cruft. Smooth and afh-colour d without, within 
pure white. 
The Black BELEMNITES. The generick Name is from 
the lhape, like that of a Bolt-head. This Species is out- 
wardly of an afh-colour, but black within : and therefore 
by fome called Coraceas. Radiated as mod of them are, 
with tranfverfe Stria. And bored at the thick end, which 
is not fo ufual, with a Conick. hollow. See the Defcription 
of two or three forts in Boetius, Wormius, and others. 
The WHITE BELEMNITES. Tis Conic k as the for- 
mer 3 but the Rays not fo plain. Together with its white 
colour is joyn d fome little tranfparency. 
The bigger YELLOW BELEMNITES. Particularly 
called Daftylws Idaus 3 for that it is in lhape and bignefs like 
a little Finger 5 and was firft, or is now chiefly, found upon 
Mount Ida. Tis folid, femiperfpicuous, and of the colour 
of yellow Amber. They have ufually a kind of notched 
Ridge all along one fide, but this hath two oppofite 
ones. 
ANOTHER, with a little Hollow fill'd up with a Pith 
of Earth. 
A CLUSTER of broken pieces of the Belemnites. 
The SHELL'D BELEMNITES. qu.Stalemnites. Opa- 
cous, and of the colour of grey Horn. Pointed at 
both ends, as the Belemnites is at one. And at one end, 
fheweth fix or feven (hells one over another, as in the 
Stalaftites above defcribU From whence I have 
nam' d it. 
Some of thefe being rub'd, take up Chaff or other light 
(b) Foflii. Bodies, as Amber doth. Kentman (b) mentions one of an 
Afa-colour, which being rub'd, fmelt like a burnt Cows 
Horn. And a white one, which fmelt not much unlike to 
white 
Nomend. 
