ELEMENTS O F 1 mineralogy. M *^.f RA . L OGY, asdiftinä:fromNatural Hiflory, is the art of diftinguifhing mine ral lubftances from each other. All bodies found in or on the earth, and not vcgdable or animal origin, are called Minerals. tl, »!?• le com P lex Pyftem of minerals, called e Mineral Kingdom, is ufually divided into four P art s: i. Earths and Stones. 2. Salts. *. I n - fiammables. 4. Metalüc Subftances. Of each •f wh.ch I (hall tr eat ln the fame order. B PART