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WITHERITE. 265 XXVI. BARYTE FAMILY. Tuts Family contains the following species, viz. Wi- therite, Henvy-Spar, Hepatite, Strontian, and Celestine. 1. Witherite. Witherit, Werner. Baryt aeree, Be Born, t. i. p. 267—Witherit, Wid. s. 554 — Bnrohte, Kirn vol. i. p. 134 — Luft oder Kohlcrmurer Baryt, Eslner, 1) ii. s. 1124—Witerite, Nap. p 387- Id. Lam. t u. p. 20.—Baryte carbonatee, Hatty, t. ii. p. 309 —La Witherite, Broch. t. i. p. fil3.—Witherit, Rcuss, b. ii. 2 s. 430. Id. Lud. b. i. s 167. Id. Suck. It th. s 693 Id. Bert. s. 120. Id. Mahs, b. ii s. 200. Id. Hah. s. 93-—Baryte car bonatee, Lucav, p 16.—Witherite, Leonhard, Tabel. s. 39-—Baryte carbonatee, Brong. t. i. p 255. Id Brard, p. 60.—Withe rit, Karstcn, Tabel. s. 54. Id liana, s. 132. Id. Kid, vol. 1. p. 86.—Baryt carbonate'e, Hauy, Tab!, p 13— V\ ithcnt, Lenz, b. ii. s. 881. Id. Oken, b. i. s. 412. Id. Aikin, p. 144. Evtrrnal Characters. Its colours are greyish and yellowish white, also pale hluish-grey, and greenish-grey, yellowish-grey, pale wine- yellow, and pale flesh-red It occurs massive, disseminated, in crusts, cellular, corroded, and crystallised in the following figmes. L Six-sided prism *, acuminated with six planes, which are set on tire lateral planes. 2. Preceding * Its primitive figure U a rhomboid of 88° 6' and 91° 54.