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rous texture. It takes for the moft part, 
and without much labour, a fine polifii. 
It is found, 
li Compa6t and foft, ParticuUs imfalpaU- 
lihus mollis j Sme6tis, Brianfon, or French 
chalk. 
Cl, White, from the Lands End, in Corn- 
wall. 
h. Yellow. 
€. Red and white. Land’s End : the Soap 
Earth, Switzerland. It looks like Caftile 
foap. 
SECT. LXXX. 
2 . Solid and compaifl, ParticuUs impalpabili-^ 
bus folida ; Steatites, and alfo Soap^Rock. 
a. White, or light green, from Rifver, in 
Norway, Bareuth, and Sikfioberget, at 
Norberke, in Weftmanland. 
h. Deep green, from Salberg, in Weftman- 
land, Swartwik, in Dalarne, Jonufwando, 
in Lapland, Salvifto, at Tamela, in Fin- 
land, &c. 
€, Yellow, from Juthylien, at Salberg, Tor- 
rakeberget, at Gofborn, in the province 
of Vermeland, and China^. 
* It is a very difHcuIt matter to fpecify all the varieties of 
the foap-ftonesj in regard to their hardnefs or foftnefs, fince 
they cannot be compared with any ftandard meafure. Thofe 
from Rifver, Sikfioberg, and China, are a great deal harder 
and more folid than the Englilh kind, from the Land’s End, 
which breaks between the fingers; but are foft in compari- 
fon to that from Salberg, which is there called Serpentine^ al- 
though both thefe varieties may indifcriminately be made 
ule of for, cutting and turning. The foft ones, however, are 
not fo apt to crack, when they are worked, as the harder. 
