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EARTHS. CALCAREOUS. 1.7. Marmor. 
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Stalad. calcar, glob. Wall./yli. 2./. 3S3. n. 7. 
Oolitlius. Sihmeijftr vitmral. 1. ^.216, 
2. Oolithus., With the globules as large as the fpawn of a filh, 
3. Cenchrites. With the globules as large as a millet feed. 
4. Meconites, With the globules as large as the feeds of the 
poppy. 
Found in ftratified mountains in various parts of Britain, parti- 
cularly at Ketton in Rui.lanJJhire, and at Bath, in Saxonjt 
Brunfnuick, France, Snvitzerlantl, &c. always in large mafles. 
Vi/ith rarely the remains of animal fubllances: colour dull 
grey, brownifli or yellowifli, with fometimesa mixture of the 
two iirll colours : the granulations arc eafily detached, and 
in fmall pieces may be crumbled between the fingers. What , 
is ufualli called Bath stone and Portland stone are varieties of I 
this fpecies. 
granulare. Nearly opake, lamellar, fhining internally, hardilh, fpon- 
taneoiilly falling into granuiations, not admitting 3 
polifh. 
Marmor rude. Syfi. nat. xii. 3. p. 41. a. 6. 
Calcareus gran. denf. Wall. fid. i. p. i 22. ». 2. 
Foliated and granular limeflone. Kirtuan miner. 1. p. 84. 
Granularly foliated limc-ftone. Themfin chem. 3. /.609. 
Found in vail beds or llrata in many mountains of Europe, &c* 
conftituting their principal parts, and never containing the 
veftiges of living bodies; the granulations of difierent fixes: 
colour white, cinereous, black, brown, red, yellowilh or vari- | 
egated ; frafture foliatea, often fmall and fine, always ftraight: 
it is ufed for building, mending roads, burning into lime, and 
as a flux for iron-ftone, 
mieatu. Diaphanous, white, lamellar, lliiniiig internally, hardllhs 
fpontaneoufly falling into finer granulations, receiving 
a polilh. 
Marmor part fpatofo-fquam. Syji. uat. xii, 3. p. 42. «. 7. 
Wall, fyd. min, p. 124, «. 4. a. p. 120. c. 8. a. 
Parian and Carrara marble. Kirivan miner, i. p. 85, 
Granular limeflone. Schmeiffer miner, i, p.zij. 
Carrara and Paros marble. Ihomfin chem, 3. p, 6og. 
2. Marmor tardum. Syfl. nat. xii. 3. p. 41, 
With fubimpalpable particles, white, diaphanous. 
3. Marmor decafi’atum. Syfi, nat.xn. 3. /.42. «. 8, 
With oblong deprelTed decuflately fcattered particles. 
4. Marmor acerofum. Sy/l. nat. xii. 3. p. 42, ». 
With oblong acerofe longitudinally icatteicd particles. I 
5. Pietra elallica. Freber Brief, and Wolfihland. p.wo, | 
