The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 10Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1818 - Natural history |
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... porphyry , and abounds in many parts of Germany and Siberia . PITTOSPORUM , in botany , a genus of the Pentandria Monogynia class and order . Essential character : calyx de- ciduous ; petals five , converging into a tube ; capsule two ...
... porphyry , and abounds in many parts of Germany and Siberia . PITTOSPORUM , in botany , a genus of the Pentandria Monogynia class and order . Essential character : calyx de- ciduous ; petals five , converging into a tube ; capsule two ...
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... PORPHYRY , in mineralogy , a name appropriated to that rock where grains or crystals of felspar are imbedded in a ... porphyry ; the horn - stone , which serves as the base of this substance , is generally red or green , and incloses ...
... PORPHYRY , in mineralogy , a name appropriated to that rock where grains or crystals of felspar are imbedded in a ... porphyry ; the horn - stone , which serves as the base of this substance , is generally red or green , and incloses ...
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... porphyry ; the base of this is red compact felspar , inclosing crystals of felspar and quartz . 3. Sceni- tic porphyry ; containing crystals of horn- blende , in addition to the other ingredi- ents . 4. Pitch - stone porphyry ; the base ...
... porphyry ; the base of this is red compact felspar , inclosing crystals of felspar and quartz . 3. Sceni- tic porphyry ; containing crystals of horn- blende , in addition to the other ingredi- ents . 4. Pitch - stone porphyry ; the base ...
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