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METALS. 85. Fernim. 
is hard, but not brittle: fpecific gravity from y.oH. 
5,218; contains iron 66,1. oxygene 21,2. water and carbo' 
nic acid 10,7. lime 2,0. MuJhsU 
rubricosum. Not magnetic, red, lamellar, fliining internally, verV 
foft, greafy to the touch and Raining the fingers, oi 
• common form. 
Ferrum rubricans. Syst, nat.xn. 3./. i4i.». 33. 
Ferrum ochraceum. Wall. Jyst. 2, />. 24S. w. 13. 
Red Italy iron ore. Ktr’wan mineral. 2 p. \jz. 
Red iron glimmer. Sehmeifter mineral. 2. p. 92, 
Red fcaly t-ron ore. Thomjon chem. 4. p. 56. 
Found in Wales, S'VL'eden, Saxony, Hungary, &c. moft coiU' 
monly incumbent upon other ores and minerals: colo'*’^ 
cherry-red, often pafiing into fleel grey or brown: texture 
foliated, with the fcales generally incurved with dillinfl fi*'® 
grained concretions: it is foft, friable, feeling unfluous t® 
the touch and llrongly Raining the fi ;gers ; when heated 
reddens, but before the blowpipe blackens and gives an ofi'’® 
green tinge to borax. 
Hiematites. Not magnetic, fibrous, hardifli, opake, with a red 
yellow ftreak. 
1. Black, combined with manganefe. 
Ferrum minera nigric. Wall. Jyfi.z.p. 245. «. ro. 
Black iron Rone. Kirnuan mineral. 2. p. 167. 
Black iron Rone. Schmeijfer miner. 2. p.g2. 
Black iron ore, Thom/sn chem. 4, p. 58. 
2. Brown with a yellowilh-grey flreak. 
Hmmatites nigrefeens. Cronft. mineral. 202. 
Brown Hxmatites. Kirvian mineral 2. p. 163. 
Brown fibrous iron Rone. Sehmeifser 2. p. 97. 
Brown Hematites. ‘Ihomfon chem 4. p. 58. 
Radiated oxide of iron. Soneriy Br. min, t. 60. 
3. Red, with a red Rre- k. 
Hmmatites ruber. Cronji- min. 203. 
Ferrum mirera rubra, Wall.JyH 2. p, 145. ». 1 1. 
Eerr. rubric, gtandul. Syji. nat. xii. 3. p. 140. n. 22. 
BloodRone. Berkenhout Outl. p. 264. 
Red Hematites. Kirnsian mineral 2 ^ 2. 168. 
Haematite', BloodRone. Sehmeifser 2. p 94. 
Red Htemati'es. Thomfon chem. 4./. jb. 
Radiated oxide of jron, Sowerhy. fab. 56. 113. 
4. Yellow, with a yellow Rreak, 
Hymstite' Raves Croeli. min, 204. 2. 
Ferrum minera Rava. Wall, tyft, 2,/. 247. », 12. 
