talc genus. third subspecies. Common Afbeft. Gemeiner Afbeft.—Werner. Afbeftus immaturus, Wall. t. r. p. 411.—Gemeiner afbeft' Wid. p. 471.—Afbeftus, Kirw. vol. 1. p. .59-Ge' meiner afbeft, Ejlner, b. 2. f. 872. Id. Emm. b. 1. f. 4^6- —Afbefto commune, Nap p. 3x4 Afbefte, Lam- t. a* p. 369 —Afbefte dur, Hauy L’Afbefte commun e ? Brocb. t. 1. p. 497. External Charaders, Its colours are dark, leek green, and mountain green, lornetimes alfo greenifh grey, and greenifl 1 grey pafllng into olive green. It occurs maftive and in capillary cryftals. Internally its luftre is gliftening and pearly. Fradture parallely radiated, and coarfely, parallel/* and curved fibrous *. * Patrin, in his Natural Hiftory of Minerals, defcribcs figures a fofTil by the name Abcfte Rayonnant, which, however, is only a variety of adynolite. The fibrous diverging fra(ft“ re fhews that it does not belong to abeft. Fragment