TERR^ ADAMANTINA!. Adamaatinus. 213. 
ORDO VI. 
TERR^ ADAMANTINAE. 
Ex terra adamantina potiffimum conflatsp. 
) 5 • AD AM AN TINUS. Ex terra adamantina & plu- 
rima aluminari conflans. 
Duriflimus, ponderofus , la- 
mellofus, lamellis redlis 
tripliciter fefecantibiis, 
in fragmenta rhomboi- 
dalia difliliens. 
Apyrus igne, quamvis aere 
vitali efflato , vix emol- 
liendus. 
r 
“■■un- I. AT)AMANTINUS. Khprothchem. Annal.ljif). l.p.J, 
Gro-fchke Bergbauk. i. p. 400. 
Ihbicai in Sinae , Indiae ( prope Robai, ) Galliae ( prxfer- 
tim Pidaviae ) & Hifpaiiisc granita , diaphanus , pojf 
pnliturani matris perlaruni injiar nitens, duritie Jhiarag- 
do Jimilis, ferri reiraSurii nigri paniculis infperjis adeo 
dives, ut ipjeftrpius in pulverem contufi/s a magnete 
trahatur , colore cinereo , nigricante, capillorum cetnulo, 
rarius fpadiceo , format interdum communis , crebrius 
kexaedro-prifmatice , pulvere in [ndia Sina , ad fci%~. 
dcndas & poliendas gemmas adhibito. 
