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The precious stones comprehended in what is called the [[underline]] Silicious Earth [[/underline]] such as [[underline]] Diamonds Rubies [[/underline]] &c are a mixture of [[underline]] Clay, Flint, Lime, & Iron. [[/underline]] There are [[underline]] 8 kinds of Earth, [[/underline]] the [[underline]] Silicious Earth [[/underline]] such as [[underline]] precious stones, Flint [[/underline]] &c are indissolvable The [[underline]] Absorbent Earth [[/underline]] such as [[underline]] Marble Chalk [[/underline]] &c is soluble; The [[underline]] Calcareous Earth [[/underline]] such as [[underline]] Morter, Quick Lime [[/underline]] &c, [[underline]] The Gypsom [[/underline]] such as ... The [[underline]] Magnesia, [[/underline]] the [[underline]] Clay, [[/underline]] The [[underline]] Talby Earth [[/underline]] such as the [[underline]] Asbestos [[/underline]] of which the ancients made their incombustible cloth in which they burned the Ashes of the Dead, and the [[underline]] Fusible Earth; [[/underline]] its [[underline]] Acid [[/underline]] has a remarkable effect upon [[underline]] Water. [[/underline]] [[underline]] Elective, [[/underline]] and [[underline]] Non Elective attractions [[/underline]] are curious Phenomena's in nature, there is none between Oil, and Water, there is, between Water and Vinegar; and so on.
