EARTHS. AGGREGATE. 59. Granites. 
177 
^'"‘^naticus. 
*'*ko3US. 
’"'^‘tceus. 
‘“^carius. 
Found in F^fpt, Greece, Nomvtrt, Saxony, &c. fometimes in large 
mafle.', fomeiimes in finaller granulations: the coraponcni: 
parts vary much, but. the hornblend'and feldfpiar generally 
predominate, and the quartz in very fmall proportion: the 
colour of the feldfpar and quartz is generally white, and the 
hornblend black or black-green. 
Confining of feldfpar, quartz, and fliorl. 
Granites hafalt. Anon,Chem. annul. 1785. 2,. p, 21. 
Edelftld. noTj. An, Stockh. 1784. p. 103. 
Found commonly in the mountains of Sweden, Silejia, and 
Switscerland. 
Conlifling of feldfpar, quartz, and garnets. 
Edekeld. nov. A 3 , dtockh. 1784. p. 103. 
Found in the Swi/s and Swedtjh mountains, 
Confiding of feldfpar, quartz, and amarus. 
Found commonly in the mountains of Switzerland. 
Confiding of feldfpar, quartz, and talc. 
4 non. Cheni. annal. 1785. 2. p. 23. , 
Found near Linz in Upper Auflria. 
Compofed of feldfpar and mica. 
Saufs. Foy. dans les alp, 1. p, 183, 
Syst. nat. xii, 3. p. 76. n. 2t. 
Granites fufeus. Wall.fyjl, 1. ^s. 409. «.3. k. 
Found very rarely in Swifserland and SileEa, in Finland and 
Gothland, and detached near Geneva e.\\A Fe/uvius, 
Compofed of feldfpar and calcareous fpar. ' 
Gioen. htolog. Fefuv. p. 49. 51. 71. 
Found in the neighbourhood of Fefwvius, brittle, not hard, ef- 
fervefeing with acids, and fometimes containing fmall por- 
tions of fcorl, mica, alumina. 
Compofed of mica and hornblend. 
Saxum micaceurn. Sjft. nat. xii. 3. f. 79. ». 35. 
2. Blueilh-green. It. Jean- 21. 
Found fometimes in large rocks, in various mountains of 
Switzerland, Sweden, and Bohemia, frequently rich in veins 
of iron ; the dull greenifh variety is generally ufed in fome 
parts of Sweden as a flux for iron ore. 
Compofed of feldfpar and fiiorl. 
Hoepfn. magaz, tielv. natur. I. p- 279. 
Found in the mountains of Swifserland and near Vefuvius, fome- 
times containing mica or hornblend. 
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