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■near which it is placed in the system.—Sulphur, 
crystallized and massive, with selenite, &c.; the 
same found sublimed near the craters of volcanoes. 
Graphite, commonly called black lead.—A few 
specimens of black coal.—Brown coal, to which 
belongs the well known Bovey coal.—Among the 
specimens of anthracite or kohlenblende, (to 
which may be referred the Kilkenny coal), is a 
specimen from Kongsberg in Norway, with native 
silver. 
{Case 2 .) The diamond, though combustible, 
is by common consent considered as the first of 
precious stones : among the specimens selected 
to exemplify its more usual crystalline forms, 
is a rough oetohedral diamond (a pointe naive) ^ 
set in an antique ring. With these are also placed 
specimens of the alluvial rocks in which the dia¬ 
monds occur in the East Indies and in Brasil.— 
Zircon : to which belong, the common jargon of 
various colours, and the orange coloured, well 
known by the name of hyacinth ; also the va¬ 
riety called zirconite from Fried rich svarn in Nor¬ 
way, imbedded in a rock composed of feldspar 
and hornblende.—Corundum : under which bar¬ 
barous, though now generally adopted, specific 
name, are comprehended the precious stones 
commonly called oriental gems, (the sapphire, 
ruby, oriental amethyst, oriental topaz, oriental 
H emerald) 
SALOON. 
Nat. Hist. 
