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EARTHS. CALCAREOUS. 28. Apaiites. 
Kanten Schr. Berl, NaturJ^. 9. p. 3^5, 
Foiand Ehrenfriefier/dar/ in Saxony. 
prismatkus. In 6-fided prifms, of a rather grcafy hiftre, parafiticali 
breaking into indeterminate fragments, of a mi.nntcdy 
granular texture, which when broken tranfvcrfdy is 
lamellar, ^ 
Werner Eeryni. ’Journ. 1788 I. p. 76. 
Klaproth Bergm-'Joiirn 1788 1 p 294, 
Kar fen Schr. Berl. Nattirf. 9 ; 6 . 33J. 
Phofphorite. Kirwoan 'mner- \ . p. 129. 
Apatite. Schmeijjer m’ntral I. f, 232. 
Common Apatite. ‘Tbomfon chem. i ^.617. 
Found in L,ormvall, Saxoni/, ind Ge many, with tin ore and 
fluor: colour green, pale violet, reddilh, or whir.’, rarely vel- 
lowiili, cinereous, blue or olive-colour: lofes it-- co our a. d 
tranfp.5rency in the- lire, but melts with great diffieultv : is 
very finely llriate longitudinally : cryilab Imdl, fobLi-y or 
irregularly cohering ; the priftns fonietiines perf fl, ibrn, times 
terminated at one or b ah ends with a 6 fided p)-r,mvi, he 
lateral niargins fonietimes ending in a point, and the erminal 
ones with the anglc'^ truncate, ibinetimes the lateral margins 
arc rounded; fpecific gravity =2218: 1000. 
(hrysolithi. Ifj 6-fided prifins, terminated at bo{h end.s by a 6-fided 
pyramid, green, brtaking into ituiet^rminate tug' 
mtnts, of a coiichaceous texture when broken tra.d- 
verfely, 
Werner Bergm. Jonrn I 790. 7, ,^.74, Lc, 
Rome de I' IJle Crystall 2. p, i'jj. C’hryfolithe. 
Spatum chrylblithinum- GmeL/yit. r.at. 3. p, 98. 
bound rear GarLonetra xn Spain, in finall iolit.'ry crvflals, which 
are roinetimcs hol.ow: it effervefees a hulc witn the nitric 
acid, and emits very little if .iiiy p.horphorelcent li^ht when 
powdered and thrown upon burning coals : fpecific gravity 
— 3098: 1000. 
colmnnarh. In S-iided prifms, of a ralhep grtafy liiftre, parafitical, 
fcmipellucid, breaking into indeterminate fragments, 
ot a^ minutely granular texture, which when broken 
tranfivcrfely is lamcliar, 
Karsten Lejke tninrrnl. 1. p 283. 
Found near Schneeherg and Ehrenfriederfdorf in Saxony, 
piedruu In 2- fided prifms, of a rather greafy lufire, parantical, 
lemipeilucid, breaking into indeterminate tragments, 
of a minutely granular texture, which when brokeh 
tranl verfely is lamellar. 
Karslen Schr. Berl. Naturf 9- /. 355. 
{•'cund near Ehrenfrkdirjdorf in Saxony^ 
