SALOON. 
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The remaining substances in this case relate to 
the hornblende —or amphibolic minerals, which 
are continued in the two next cases: basaltic horn¬ 
blende from Vesuvius, common hornblende, &c. 
Case 15, and part of 16. Continuation of 
amphibolic minerals. Only a few specimens of 
that widely diffused substance, i\\Q common horn¬ 
blende^ could be deposited in this part of the 
collection.—Between this and the substance 
called diallagite^ or diallage (in the adjoining 
and opposite case. No. 16), are placed the hy- 
persthene Haiiy {Labrador hornblende of Wer¬ 
ner) and the anthophyllite^ a substance from 
Kongsberg in Norway, nearly allied to them.— 
The actinolite or strahlstein (of which we have the 
common, glassy, and fibrous varieties) likewise 
passes into substances contained in the opposite 
glass-case,especially the amianthoide from Oisans 
and the fibrous actinote, which is closely allied to 
some varieties of common asbest.—-The tremolite 
(form.erly grammatite of Haiiy, but now referred 
by this mineralogist to his amphibole) : among 
the specimens of this substance are, the fine fi¬ 
brous variety, not unlike in appearance to some 
varieties of asbest in the opposite glass-case ; 
glassy tremolite in dolomite and granular lime- 
1 stone (see the adjoining table-case. No. 21.)— 
I The rhccticite^ a mineral, according to Werner, 
I intermediate between tremolite and kyanite. 
I Case 16. Asbest md amianth^ with other re- 
I la ted substances : among these may be observed 
specimens 
