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# Title: Lexicon Technicum: Or, An Universal English Dictionary Of Arts And Sciences (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 71; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 71)
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3. Precious Siones, eMs feuls
Varierr avel Beauty are everr wheremos Ccemid.
Amonest Which, lome are less Transparent, btricl
are distinguittable chieAty by cheie CoIOUTS, et
TheF.
=Represenins variers oE Colours, wirt Dimnels
lelS OF MOrC.
OPAL
CATSErESS
LOE Parricular Colours.
(Trhici and Stiinins; cho chis be nc propexty
Mineral, buc a parr ot a restaceous Fist.
Red.
2 Peart.
Pale, Flesty Colour, like that ot a Mans NVai
Bluict.
OnyX.
5 Turcois.
Pale Purple.
6 Chalcedony.
A5 For thac votrieh is commonis Ail d a Foad.
stone; this is properiy a Toorh oF the Fist calld
Cupus Marinus, 25 hach been made cridene ro che
Roral Socierr, by thac Lcarned and Inquisirive
PexIOn, DE. Merit.
4. More Transparent Cemms, may be distin-
suistid inco cuch as are cirher
CColourless; cither most hard and BrighE, Or char
chac erhich is very like co chis in ocher re
spects, buc ontr less hard and brietit.
S Diamond, AdaAnE.
eSaphire mhite.
Coloured; E0 be rans d accordins co the Colour
in che Rainbow.
Red; ot a Lustre grearer ox lels,
5Ruby, C arbuncle.
Toranate.
Tellam; Wotierher palex or deeper.
Chrysolite
lTopaZ
Creen; eicher mose briehe and plealant, or of:
darker kind of Sca-orcen.
Bluistr.
EEmerald, Smarae d.
LBeryl.
5 Saphire.
Eurple, er Vrolaceous; more inelinine c0 Blue, o
co Xelloir.
amechyst.
tyacinib.
White and solc, accordins 10 desrees, more or lets.
SChalte
Marle
i
15
ce tuet
5. Such Farthy Coererions a5 commonly prov
in Mlines, togethet nen sen oes tacltious sub
stances as hare lome analoer torhele, and are dis
Solvable by Fire or Water, may be distinouistid by
cheir beins
dt Instammable;
More Simple; beins tetat AI Ot SalI
wtrecher oF che
MeaE; Or oF the Air, uled as a chiet In.
crediene in che makins ot Cumporder.
Salt
Nirre, SalE- Peter.
Carth; oF a Seyprick qualier, and Abster
sire, proper tor che drvins oF Wounds
commonty bontu up M a Contiltence
Erom 2 Mineral Water; Or chac oches
kind oE Farchy Sale dus up in Preac
lumps
FAlume
Sal Cemmae
Metals oE allkinds; Comerimes calld Sugars
and Cerstals, buc agrecins in che com
mon Nacure with char wrhich is Rild
8Vicriol, Chalchanthus, Copperas.
Vesetables, made cither bY Fermentarion, Ox
by Burnins
Cartar
Alcali.
Animal Substances, made by Distillation
Called
5 Vrinous Salt.
More mixed ot orhex Sales; more Volarile, Or
Sal. Armoniac
Chrisocolla, BOraZ.
Sea warer, chemost necestarr Condimene tor
Fixed.
Instammable; OF a more
Ory Consistence, and vellowist Colour.
Sulphur, Brimctone.
Camns alte cestatious Consistence.
Nor Sveet scented; more Solu, ot more liquid.
 Dirumen.
Naphtha
S
 AmbererVo
6. Farchy Concretions not Dissolvable, may be di-
Unguistred by cu rastollo Cotours; beins ei
rhex
Tellomist Red, Wherher more Tellou, ormore Red.
Oxer, vellOW ONeF.
Hed Oker, Ruddie.
Black 5 ol a tiner or coarler Crain.
Fett
EPit-coal Se2- c0al.
dorpiment, Auripiementum.
Arsenicke, Rars-bane.
Cold colour, oF a Poisonons Nature, cither 25 it is
lus out of che Parth, or as ic is sublimd.
Reddist; esten Fou  InC LaC MIes WH O
ment.
d Datta at. A610
 Sardius, Cornelian, Blood. Aone.
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