Volltext Seite (XML)
FIBROUS CYPSUM. 235 Third Subspecies. Fibrous Gypsum. Fasriger Gyps, Werner. Gypsum striatum, Wall. t. i. p. 167—Fasrtgcr Gyps, fhd a *46. -Fibrous Gypsum, Kim. vol. i. p. 122-Fasnger Gyps, Eslner, b. i. s. 1105. Id. -Emm. b. i. a. 536-Gcsso fibroso, Nap p 386.—Chaux sulphatee fibreux, Ham), t. n. p- 20 . —Le Gypsc fibreuse, Brock, t- i- p. 6'04._Fasri g er Gyps, Rcuss, b. ii. 2. a. 390. Id. Suck. lr th. s. 07S. Id. Bert. s. 10 . Id Moht b. ii. s. 182.—Chaux sulphatee fibreuse, Lucas G,p,. * Tab* - - Gvp« ffina*. Eroiig.t. i.p. m.-Ch™* sulptaec fi bre™, E,ard, p. 52.-F»sri g er Gyps, Bn* 1*1»- Hans. s. 125.—Fibrous Gypsum, hid, vol. l. p. • sulphatee fibreusc-ronjointe, Haw/, Tabl - V- a ® i ^ er Gyps, Lenz, b. ii. s. S U—Fibrous Gypsum, Aikm, p. 138. Kxlernal Characters. Its principal colours are white, grey, and red of white, it possesess the following varieties, viz. yellowish, grey ish, snow, and reddish white ; from reddish-wlnte, it passes into brick-red, flesh-red, and brown.sh-rcd; 1> yellowish-white passes into ycllowish-grcy, w»ne-ye and honev-yellow. . Sometimes several colours occur together m 1 >pecimen. It occurs massive, and dentiform. Its lustre passes from glistening, tnroug i s n t, splendent, and is pearly. The fracture is parallel, -1 “ r, °* ^ ami passe, from delicti. to coarse librcs, bordering ...