7 2 FLINT GENUS. Norway ; at Garpenbe r g, Fahlun, and DannemorSi in Sweden ; in Siberia, and many other places the continent of Europe; it is alfo found in Ireland' Ufe. On account of its eafy fufibility and richnefs ^ iron, it is frequently employed as a flux in fmelting iron ores, and as an addition to poor ores. In fo^ countries it is named green iron ore. It is cut or polifhed for ornamental purpofes. Obfervations. i. It is diftinguifhed from the precious garnet W colour, degree of tranfparency, luftre, kind of W ture, diflinct concretions, drufes, aggregation of cfft tals, fpecific gravity, occurring in beds, and not , imbedded. Karften confiders the precious garnet as a tinft Ipecies, and names it almadine, but places tl)£: common garnet and pyrope together.