Calx carbonata mb-code 1645583 'The Church

'The Church

Alphonsine Fournaise

The freshwater turtle is shown in three figures: two showing the upper and lower body and a third showing the neck in its elongated position

within a painted oval

Calx carbonata mb-code 1645583 'The ChurchThree specimens of calcium carbonate crystals, here termed 'crystallized carbonate of lime', including (lower figure) 'a rare fragment of a fine yellow'. Showing the optical properties of each of the minerals. Plate 2 from British mineralogy: or coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain, by James Sowerby, volume 1 (London, R. Taylor & Co., 1804). The accompanying text states that the mineral is 'Found chiefly in lime stone