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68 FLINT GENUS. Switzerland, Stiermark, Tirol, Hungary, Salzburg, and France. In Afia, in Armenia, Pegu, Ceylon, Siberia. In Africa, Ethiopia and Madagafcar. In America, Brazils. Ufe. It is cut as a precious ftone, and used for necklaces, bracelets, and rings. Obfervatiom. 1. The oriental or precious garnet appears, from the defcription of Pliny, to be the carbuncle of the ancients.—Werner. 2. Its name is derived from its red colour, which approaches much to that of the fruit and flower of the pomegranate.
