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Ex\RTHS. CALCAREOUS. 15. Staladites. 
Found in various caves of limeflone rocks in Britain, Germany, 
and otRcr places, white, cinereous, browniih, or yeiiovvilh, 
and of various fliapes. 
f 
^iria% Penduh us, in contric crufts. 
Lime Scalaftites. 6on.verif Brit. min. p. 13. t. 6. 
Sulaftitescakareus. Wall Jyst. min. 2. (. 386. n. 8. 
Stilaflitc. Kimuau mineral. 1. p. 88. 
hibrous limellone. T^homfon chemitlry, 3. p. 6oq. 
Staladlitieal limellone, Sc'htue'^er mineral. \ .p. 218, 
Cylindrital, . 
' a. Empty or fiftulous. 
* b. So id. 
C- Pj'iapolithus. P/larcorelle Paris, peregr. y, n. 4. 
d. Callires. Phalloides. IVail. J'yt.z.f.toi. n. \. f. 
e. Fungiform. Wall, fyst, 2, p. 388. n. 9. c. 
2. Conic, 
a. Empty or fillulou.'!. 
Tophus turbinatu'. Syst. nat.xn. 3.^. igo. n. i8. 
b. Perforated at top. Syst. nat. xii. 3. p. 183. n. 2. 
c. Solid. 
3. More or lefs cylindrical and comprefl'ed, refembling the 
roos of 
a Zedoary. 
Florentine Iris. 
Ginger; Zingiherites. 
Found hanging down from the arches of bridges, and the roofs 
and lides of caverns and cellars ol limellone, and is formed by 
the gradual depofi ion and evaporation of water, impregnated 
with lime, which has been more or lefs infpilfated and harden- 
ed in the air : colour white, grey, brown, or yellowilh, opake 
or trafparent. 
Stalagmites Seftlle, with fpherical faces. 
Stalafl. calcar, fig, glob. Wall. fyst. z.p. 387. n. g. 
J . Globular. 
a. With the globules diftinfl. 
b. With the globules joined in pairs. 
Orchiti. Wall. fyst. min. z.p.iiox. n.i. g. 
2. Nodulous. 
3. Kidney-form. 
4. Mamillary. 
5. Carpoliths. 
6. Refembling a Cauliflower. 
7. Chiriti, 
8. Sceliti. 
Found in various calcareous caves and mines. 
