GLASSY ACTYNOLITE. 17 not uncommon in Saxony, Bohemia, Silesia, Sweden, and Norway. Observations. 1. This is the most common subspecies of Actynolite. It never occurs regularly crystallised; the crystallised varieties of actynolite formerly included under this sub species being now referred by Werner to the Glassy Ac tynolite. 2. It has been frequently confounded with Epidote or Pistacite; but. these minerals are distinguished from each bther by the characters stated in vol. i. p. 97. Third Subspecies. Glassy Actynolite. Glasartigcr Strahlstein, Werntr. Glasartiger Strahlstein, JVid. s. 438.—Glassy Actynolite, Kirn/. vol. i. p. 168.—Glasartiger Strahlstein Eslner, b. ii. s. 893. Id. Emm. b. i. s. 422.—Stralite vetrosa, Nap. p. 326.—La Rayoimante vitreux, Brock, t. i. p. 510.—Glasartiger Strahl stein, licuss, b. i. s. 182. Id. Lud. b. i. s. 141. Id. Bert• s. 155. Id. itloks, b. i. s. 386. Id. Leonhard, Tabel. s. 31. —Amphibole actinote fibreux, Brong. t. i. p. 455.—Glasarti gcr Strahlstein, & Muschlicher Strahlstein, Karst. Tabel. s. 40.—Glasartiger Strahlstein, Haus. s. 99-—Amphibole ctald* et fibreux, (in part), llaiiij, Tabl. p. 40.—Glasartiger Strahlstein, Steffens, b. i. s. 286. Id. Lenz, b. ii- s. 685. Id. Oken, b. i. s. 322. External Characters. Its colour is mountain-green, which passes xfito grass- green, and leek-green, also into greenish-white. Vol. II. B ‘ it
