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saloon, or maiacolite, a species perfectly distinct from the 
natThist. common augite or pyroxene.—With these is placed 
a specimen of the ilvaite, a mineral substance from 
the island of Elba, which is known also by the 
absurd names of jenite and yenite.—The remain¬ 
ing substances in this case relate to the horn¬ 
blende or amphibolic minerals, which are continued 
in the two next cases: basaltic hornblende from 
Vesuvius, common hornblende, &c» 
QCase 15 and part of 16.) Continuation of am¬ 
phibolic minerals : only a few specimens of that 
widely diffused substance, the common hornblende , 
could be deposited in this part of the collection.— 
Between this and the substance now best known 
by the name of diallage (in the adjoining and oppo¬ 
site case, No. 16), is placed the hyper sthene of 
Haiiy (. Labrador hornblende of Werner) and the 
anthophyllits , a substance from Kongsberg in Nor¬ 
way, nearly allied to them.—The actinote or 
strahlstein, of which we have the common, glassy, 
and fibrous varieties, likewise passes into substan¬ 
ces contained in the opposite glass case, especially 
the amianlhoide from Oisans and the fibrous acti- 
.nofce, which is closely allied to some varieties of 
common asbest. Th e~tremoltie (formerly gram* 
matite of Haiiy, but now referred by this minera¬ 
logist to his amphibole): among the specimens of 
this substance are, the fine fibrous variety, not 
unlike in appearance to some varieties of asbest in 
the opposite glass case - y glassy tremolite in dolo¬ 
mite 
