| 单词 | porphyry |
| 例句 | Like the stadium, most were being clad with natural stone, all of it German—more limestone from Franconia, basalt from the Eifel hills, granite and marble from Silesia, travertine from Thuringia, porphyry from Saxony. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The 75 rooms are finished with polished porphyry detailing, and cleverly lit here and there by skylights. | New Hotels in Chile 2012-05-23T22:00:30Z Verrocchio constructed monumental bronze sculptures, carved delicate marble and terra-cotta portrait busts, designed porphyry tombs and marble fountains, as well as painting exquisite panel paintings. ‘Leonardo: Discoveries From Verrocchio’s Studio’ Review: Searching for a Master’s Hand 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z Gouthière’s mermaid, for example, does not simply adorn her porphyry ewer by passively assuming the form of a handle. Gouthière at the Frick: Gilding the Lily (and Everything Else) 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z The story repeats itself with variations in the case of Mr. Day’s green porphyry sphinx carved in Rome in the Egyptian style possibly at the end of the first century A.D. Auctions: Wanted: Antiquities Beyond Reproach 2010-12-18T08:00:02Z Trompe l’oeil artists were also highly in demand in the decorative arts, and wealthy patrons would hire peintres-décorateurs to shellac their drawing rooms with imitation marble and porphyry. Made You Look: The Cubist Art of Deception 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z At the time, Christie’s described it as “a porphyry mortar, Italian, probably first half of 19th century” and estimated it to sell for up to 30,000 euros, or about $40,860. Form, Function and Beauty Span Eons in Met Acquisitions 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z The attractions here include a massive ten-sided table with a porphyry top and an elaborate base adorned with large gilt bronze masks of the four seasons. With a Centerpiece Like This, Who Needed Cake? 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z The team's ongoing research shows similar results for identifying porphyry copper deposits. Biological fingerprints in soil show where diamond-containing ore is buried 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z It's a square of about 7.5 metres, with a design of interlocking patterns, using inlaid stones, such as purple-coloured porphyry and yellow limestone. Visitors can walk on rare coronation floor in socks 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Most porphyry deposits also host some gold, which may be, in rare cases, the primary commodity. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Another type of deposit which draws on heated water from magma is a porphyry deposit. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Under the porphyry columns and gold leaf of Albertine, Bakewell is obliged to play defense, batting back assertions such as a suggestion from Schulz that no one “would want to be an existentialist now”. 'Freedom, or their idea of it': does America need the existentialists? 2016-04-09T04:00:00Z Take Granary Square, a bold and well-considered space, but paved in tasteful porphyry. All hail the new King’s Cross – but can other developers repeat the trick? 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z His critics, catching the suggestion of the title, flung at him porphyry, granite, and barren quartz, but never a rock containing a grain of gold. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z A porphyry deposit forms around a cooling felsicstock in the upper part of the crust. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z This is not to be confused with the igneous texture porphyritic, although the name is derived from the porphyritic texture that is nearly always present in the igneous rocks in a porphyry deposit. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a flawless craftsman with the porphyry and marble walls of the Medici sarcophagus. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z At the end of this alley was a huge fountain-basin, approached by four porphyry stairways. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z A little further is the chapel of the Santa Croce, with ten porphyry columns. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z They are called “porphyry” because upper crustal stocks are typically porphyritic in texture, the result of a two-stage cooling process. Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Several types of porphyry deposits exist: porphyry copper, porphyry molybdenum, and porphyry tin. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Incense rose between the dark, hoary walls, the columns of granite and porphyry, to the dome of brick. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z Prodigious stairways of porphyry, so highly polished that they reflected the human body like a mirror, ascended and descended on every hand, and bound together these huge masses of architecture. One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances One of Cleopatra's Nights?Clarimonde?Arria Marcella?The Mummy's Foot?Omphale: a Rococo Story?King Candaules 2012-04-08T02:00:23.693Z At the west end of the right aisle is the entrance of the Baptistery, which has a vast porphyry vase as a font. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z How might an epigenetic gold deposit be related to a porphyry deposit? Physical Geology 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The majority of porphyry copper deposits owe their economic value to concentration by weathering processes occurring millions of years after the hosting intrusion called supergene enrichment. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z The baths were distributed into grand halls, with ceilings enormously high and painted with admirable frescoes, supported on columns of the rarest marble, and the basins were of oriental alabaster, porphyry, and jasper. Pencillings by the Way Written During Some Years of Residence and Travel in Europe 2012-03-19T02:00:26.650Z In coming down a height on the 15th, I found some red porphyry rock, like that about Port Desire; and the first I had seen in these parts. Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836 Volume I. - Proceedings of the First Expedition, 1826-1830 2012-02-24T03:00:32.793Z Behind the altar is a mosaic screen, with panels of porphyry and serpentine, and an ancient episcopal throne. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Marblehead is a backbone of granite, a vertebra of syenite and porphyry thrust out into Massachusetts Bay in the direction of Cape Ann, and hedged about with rocky islets. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Sediment-hosted copper deposits occurring in sandstones, shales, and marls are enormous in size and their contained resources are comparable to porphyry copper deposits. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Not all of these porphyry companies will use surface mining methods. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z Hundreds and thousands of columns of porphyry and alabaster and costly marbles, which now adorn the churches of Rome, were taken from the ruins of temples and palaces. From the Lakes of Killarney to the Golden Horn 2012-02-15T03:00:25.610Z The altar is in a recess, supported by two porphyry columns. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Even the coves differ in the materials with which their walls are built, feldspar, porphyry, and jasper variegating their rugged features with pleasing effect. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white; Nor waves the cypress in the palace walk; Nor winks the gold fin in the porphyry font; The firefly wakens: waken thou with me. A Little Book of Old Time Verse Old Fashioned Flowers 2012-02-13T03:00:15.823Z These volcanic rocks, owing to much 625 alteration, are often slaty; they have been called the “green slates and porphyries” or the Borrowdale Series. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z Within are pillars of porphyry, images of the gods, statues of the kings, and monstrous shapes. The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) 2012-01-28T03:00:28.213Z The high altar, with a baldacchino, supported by four porphyry columns, covers the remains of SS. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The feldspar and porphyry of which the rocks are composed impart a cheerfulness to the walls of these grottoes more pleasing after descending into the gloomy recesses of the south shore. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The granites of Queensland vary very much in their crystalline texture, passing from true granites into porphyry and quartz porphyry. Early Days in North Queensland 2012-01-24T03:00:29.987Z One variety forms the ground of a very good imitation of porphyry; and there is a dull semi-transparent red which, when light is passed through it, appears to be of a dull green hue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z The prevailing formation, as in almost all the volcanic islands of the Pacific, is an amorphous basalt-lava, full of olivin and porphyry. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z The same subjects are repeated on the splendid porphyry sarcophagus of Sta. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z It does not take long to fill your pockets with many-hued pebbles of quartz, jasper, or porphyry that, in going a few rods farther, you are sure to reject for others more brilliant. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Many examples are banded or striated; others contain porphyritic crystals of quartz which resemble those of the felsites and porphyries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" 2011-12-26T03:00:11.613Z Imitations of porphyry, of serpentine, and of granite are also met with, but these were used chiefly in pavements, and for the decoration of walls, for which purposes the onyx-glass was likewise employed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z These lower rocks, then—these greenstones, porphyries and granites, sienites and serpentines—thrust themselves in many places through the upper strata of the earth's crust, in such a way as to form mountain ranges. Harper's New Monthly Magazine Vol. IV, No. 19, Dec 1851 2011-12-25T03:00:11.297Z The last chapel is the Baptistery, and contains, as a font, the ancient porphyry cover of the sarcophagus of Hadrian, which was afterwards used for the tomb of the Emperor Otho II. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Walls of marble, porphyry, jasper, precious stones, stones polished till they shine like a mirror. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z At g and h, Plate II there are considerable masses of porphyry, sustaining such relations to the quartzite as to indicate that they were intruded into the sedimentary beds after the deposition of the latter. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z Soon he came to a splendid palace, built of porphyry, and standing in the midst of a magnificent garden. The Diamond Fairy Book 2011-11-14T03:00:18.297Z The rocks consist chiefly of granite, gneiss, schists, quartzite, porphyry and diorite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The interior is a basilica, the nave being separated from the aisles by twenty-two granite columns, and the tribune from the nave by two magnificent columns of porphyry. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The Estrel, with its profound solitude, and with its masses of red porphyry, like buildings erected by the Titians; with its arid soil covered with crooked pines, raising their branches towards the pure azure sky. From the Thames to the Tiber or, My visit to Paris, Rome, Florence, Venice, Milan, Switzerland, etc. 2011-12-03T03:00:10.397Z Among the stones in the drift at these exposures are limestone, sandstone, quartzite, diabase, gabbro, gneiss, granite, schist, and porphyry, together with pieces of flint and chert. The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin 2011-11-29T03:00:17.347Z Quite down at the bottom of the church, near the door under a baldaquin, is a font in porphyry, said to be the sarcophagus of some saint. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z The Saxon granulites are apparently for the most part igneous and correspond in composition to granites and porphyries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z The relics of these saints repose in a porphyry sarcophagus under the high altar. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Beneath a porphyry slab in front of the choir, Cosimo the Elder, the Pater Patriae, lies; Donatello is buried in the same vault as his great patron and friend. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z The baldachino above this altar is borne by four grand columns of black porphyry. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z I have an entire leaf of Noah's journal aboard the ark, that was hewen out of a porphyry pillar in Palmyra. Three Hours after Marriage 2011-10-10T02:00:20.823Z Geology.—Gneiss and schist, with intrusive granites and porphyries, overlain to a great extent by sand and lateritic deposits, occupy the coast belt, coast mountains and the plateau of Damaraland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z In the centre of the floor, immediately within the chief entrance, is a round slab of porphyry, upon which the emperors were crowned. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z It was finished and set up gilded in April 1424, at the main entry between the two porphyry columns, opposite the Duomo, whence Andrea's gate was removed. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z At the base of a column which stands in an angle of the wall are four porphyry figures of knights in chain mail with arms round one another's necks. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Yet they included granite, gneiss, basalt, porphyry and serpentine, which, even in his own day, were by many observers correctly regarded as of igneous origin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z A typical German find is at Taubach, near Weimar, where almond-shaped stone wedges, small flint knives, and roughly-hacked pieces of porphyry and quartz are found, together with the remains of elephants. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Helena, whence the magnificent porphyry sarcophagus, now in the Vatican, was removed. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The porphyry statue of Justice was set high up on this pedestal by the most unjust of all rulers of Florence, the Grand Duke Francesco I., Cosimo's son. The Story of Florence 2011-10-20T02:00:24.237Z The great porphyry vase in which it was brought thither is there too. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The ballroom, only used one night, was marble and porphyry; the rest in accordance. Louis XIV and La Grande Mademoiselle 1652-1693 2011-09-14T02:00:48.383Z Into the wall of this building is built a great Roman porphyry bath, with rings carved on it, to which time has adjusted a lid of brilliant green lichen. Limbo and Other Essays To which is now added Ariadne in Mantua 2011-08-25T02:00:33.233Z The splendid ambones in the nave, inlaid with serpentine and porphyry, are of the twelfth century. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The slab of Pyrenean jasper is inlaid with a gold cross, and the front is adorned with stones of porphyry and lapis lazuli. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Lichfield A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espicopal See 2011-08-14T02:00:26.307Z Eight porphyry columns support an antique architrave; and eight smaller columns of marble rise from this and support the dome. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The floors were paved with a fine mosaic of marble and green serpentine alternating with slabs of white marble or discs of red porphyry. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z He was buried at Tripoli, beneath a tomb of porphyry which the Countess raised to his memory, with an Arabic inscription. The Browning Cyclop?dia A Guide to the Study of the Works of Robert Browning 2011-07-16T02:00:19.397Z He died in 1648, and is buried here in a porphyry sarcophagus. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z The modern stall work, the reredos, the choir pavement of tiles, rich marbles and porphyries, the stained glass and the sculptured pulpits in choir and nave are meritorious. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 "Evangelical Church Conference" to "Fairbairn, Sir William" 2011-07-16T02:00:16.387Z One is supported by four columns of rare porphyry and the other by twelve of granite from P�stum. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z He stood still an instant, hidden by the porphyry columns of the portico. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z The angles of the walls, it is true, are of granite or porphyry, but this odd association of heterogeneous materials conveys, in itself, the severest condemnation of the mode of construction which has been adopted. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The porphyry pillars at the entrance, supporting a richly sculptured cornice, were probably set up in their present position when the temple was turned into a church. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z There he saw basins of marble, porphyry, and jasper, which served for reservoirs to multitudes of beautiful fish. The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' 2011-06-04T02:00:14.880Z The remains of Roger, the first Norman ruler of Sicily, rest in a porphyry sarcophagus supported by marble feet composed of four crouching Saracens. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z Every where the most precious marbles, agates, and lapis-lazuli, oriental jasper, porphyry of every variety, dazzled the eye. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z In the middle there is a fountain playing in a large porphyry basin. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z Their bodies are contained in a porphyry urn under the high altar. Walks in Rome 2012-03-31T02:00:36.010Z Before our palace stands a mirror, the ascent to which consists of five and twenty steps of porphyry and serpentine.” Curious Myths of the Middle Ages 2011-05-19T02:00:06.517Z Just inside the central bronze door is a slab of porphyry upon which the emperors were crowned. Cathedral Cities of Italy 2011-10-12T02:00:42.597Z The stream rolls its clear waters over a porphyry soil, where the mill-wheel is driven, and the gigantic porphyry bowls and sarcophagi are polished. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:11.200Z But if the Soudagh coasts are disdained by the Russian nobles, and display no Italian villas or porphyry gothic manors, the traveller finds there the most frank reception and truly Oriental hospitality. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z The deep, vivid yellow of the great undulating mass of walnut foliage hung against the western sky like cloth of gold curtains around a porphyry shrine, above which Venus burned as ministering taper. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z The igneous rocks themselves furnish desirable building stones, such as granite, diorite, porphyry, diabase, etc. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Their floors were of alabaster, their walls of porphyry, and their ceilings inlaid with coral. Granny's Wonderful Chair & Its Tales of Fairy Times 2011-04-12T02:00:26.413Z It was of porphyry, overlaid with silver inside and out. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z To justify the construction of such a porphyry château, the count should have been able to retrograde some centuries: in our own times such a dwelling is an anachronism. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z We should remark that the materials, consisting of columns of red and gray granite and porphyry, and several marble statues, are of veritable antiquity. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z Finally in the porphyry quarries the convicts killed their overseers and tried to escape in a body to the seacoast.” The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt 2011-03-08T03:00:42.177Z From West Maui to Molokai stretched a heavy causeway of cloud beneath which lay the sea dark and glowing like polished porphyry. Six Prize Hawaiian Stories of the Kilohana Art League 2011-03-03T03:00:48.280Z The alabaster, ivory, porphyry, jet, that lent an admirable beauty to the outward building, entertained me with but half pleasure, since they stood there only to make sport for ruin. The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z Forests of porphyry and marble! the air which the soul breathes under your arches is full of mystery and of peace! My Unknown Chum 2011-03-01T03:00:38.307Z It is of two kinds, the red and the green,—they are, indeed, frequently found intermixed,—the former somewhat resembling porphyry, and the latter verd antique. With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 3 2011-03-21T02:00:11.920Z I entered the church, but neither could I join in the devotions of the congregation nor examine the pillars of porphyry, the image of the Madonna of Ferrari, nor the mosaics of the floor. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z Disclosing in some few spots the nature of their interior, it appears that immediately over the porphyry lies a red sand-stone, embedding vast quantities of coal, and presenting a true stratification. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z The mountain itself went up with a gradual acclivity; its sides forest-covered—except here and there, where the naked porphyry peeped out through the dark green drapery of the pines. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z It has been worked out from a porphyry pebble, and in every way, except size, it is the same as hundreds that still are to be found lying about the fields. Indian Stories Retold From St. Nicholas 2011-01-22T03:00:17.853Z Of special interest is the porch, built of red porphyry, and profusely adorned with sculptured designs somewhat of a Gothic character. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z At last they abandoned the claim in despair, except that one of their number lingered to remove a big, loose block of porphyry upon which he had long been working. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z From his couch of porphyry beneath the gilded dome on the banks of the Seine, the Emperor, though "dead and turned to clay," still exercises a powerful sway. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z Then he saw her descending some wide porphyry staircase in the midst of senators under a dais of ostriches' feathers in a robe of brocade. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z That "valley of rocks," a beautiful, picturesque spot, is crossed by the Treffry aqueduct, and lies in a parish of wild land strewn with blocks of granite and porphyry. Nooks and Corners of Cornwall 2010-12-30T03:00:24.033Z Walls supply stones more easily than quarries, and palaces and temples will be demolished, to make stables of granite and cottages of porphyry.” Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z Lowell and Guilbert went on to study 27 porphyry copper deposits around the world. Legendary U.S. Copper Prospector Has China as Biggest Customer 2010-11-04T23:08:00Z A new stall, a reredos, the choir repaved, rich marbles and porphyries used, and stained glass put up mainly by Clayton and Bell, were the chief items of restoration. Cathedral Cities of England Precious marbles and porphyry mingle with the very macadam of the roads. The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise In the Menominee region of Michigan and Wisconsin, the Quinnesec schist series mainly consist of schistose quartz porphyry with associated gneisses. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" The same forces were probably active in other sections of the island, and the intrusion of Diorite porphyries in Santa Clara and other provinces probably took place during that period. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Between close calls, Lowell was taking note of mineral- formation patterns in large, low-grade deposits known as porphyry copper. Legendary U.S. Copper Prospector Has China as Biggest Customer 2010-11-04T23:08:00Z It contains sixteen richly tapestried chambers, one of which has a fire-place of porphyry. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. The halls of the palace are vast; they are paved in marble or in mosaics, and are ornamented with colonnades of jasper, porphyry and alabaster surmounted with capitals of gilded bronze. The Branding Needle, or The Monastery of Charolles A Tale of the First Communal Charter The columns of the whole church on the ground floor are of porphyry, and on the upper storey of verd antique. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" Jeff passed within the walls, through frowning gates of porphyry and gneiss, and urged Alibi up the cañon. Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus Lowell theorized that porphyry formations share a common geology that can be used to detect commercially productive copper deposits around the world. Legendary U.S. Copper Prospector Has China as Biggest Customer 2010-11-04T23:08:00Z Oh, by the way," and he beckoned them into a recess behind a porphyry pillar, "there is going to be a precious row up at the palace. Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs The porphyry has a compact basis, like hornstone, of a dull brown colour, which contains imbedded crystals of felspar and quartz, and occasionally of augite. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea The Pales and Terminus I wish you to put up in the fields are familiar images, that you may cut out of in oak tree—not beautiful marble statues, on porphyry pedestals twenty feet high.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. The floor was a tesselated pavement of porphyry and other beautiful stones. Sketches of Aboriginal Life American Tableaux, No. 1 We first went to the splendid porphyry vase, which stands in the centre of the flower garden back of the palace. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow "I hope these rocks are porphyry," said Janet, gazing upward; "it is such a lovely name." Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu The granite and porphyry were observed only on the east side of the height of land, the brow of which, and its whole western declivity, is formed of sandstone. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea In some localities on the seashore these veins assume the character of pitch-stone porphyry highly impregnated with iron. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" The monolith on which it rests is porphyry, and weighs 130,000 pounds. Zigzag Journeys in Europe Vacation Rambles in Historic Lands The top of this celebrated & immense vase is cut from a single block of porphyry. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow At a recent period it has been discovered that these five caverns in this limestone rock—" "Alas, my porphyry!" murmured Janet. "—contain bones of animals mixed with flint instruments imbedded in sand. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu The ridges of hill over which we marched on this day consisted of spotted sandstone and porphyry. Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea Granite, porphyry, and other igneous rocks supposed to have consolidated from a melted state at a great depth from the surface. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Of course, it attracts more attention than all the pictures, and statues, and marble tables with their porphyry vases and gold clocks. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 Sweden is very celebrated for its fine porphyry. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The Troglodytes, whose homes are beneath, were fond of porphyry. Mentone, Cairo, and Corfu On some of the towers are encrusted plaques of marble or of red or green porphyry, enclosed in a tile or moulded brick border; sometimes these plaques are in majolica with Byzantine patterns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" A variety of lava essentially composed of glassy felspar, and frequently having detached crystals of felspar in the base or body of the stone, giving it the structure of porphyry. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology In the rear of the royal cottage is a remarkable porphyry urn in three parts, foot, stem, and crown,—being nearly forty feet in circumference, and weighing, we were told, over fifty thousand pounds. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia The granite of the structure is light in color, and the sarcophagus of brilliant reddish porphyry. The Greater Republic A History of the United States On his return from the crusades he brought from France the slabs of porphyry, the precious marbles, which still help to make his father's tomb one of the most gorgeous monuments in the Abbey. The Children of Westminster Abbey Studies in English History The oldest rocks, consisting of crystalline schists with numerous intrusions of granite, porphyry and diorite, occupy the eastern portion of the country between the Nile south of Assuan and the Red Sea. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Grind of the Navir—passage forced by the sea through rocks of hard porphyry. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology His remains lie interred within the cathedral under a mural tablet of red porphyry, bearing upon the surface a portrait of the grand old naturalist by Sergel, in bas-relief. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia His tomb was a most elaborate and expensive one, and was built with a dark stone, a kind of porphyry. Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 A small circular medallion represents the Virgin and Child, in an attitude very similar to that of the Madonna della Seggiola, executed on porphyry. The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. These are worked in brown basalt, syenite, porphyry, alabaster and limestone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" Flowers do not assume to be shrubs, nor shrubs affect to be forest trees; the limestone and granite never pretend that they are porphyry and onyx. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance The steps are of porphyry, the floor of variegated marble, the dome of malachite, and the walls of lapis-lazuli,—the whole being magnificently gilded. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia And many speaking all together swore they would scale the mountain of Ialdabaoth, and hurl down the walls of jasper and porphyry, and plunge the tyrant of Heaven into eternal darkness. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels There were green terraces and porphyry porticoes that leaned to a river on which red galleys passed, there were bronze doors and garden roofs, glancing villas and temples more brilliant still. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern The materials are quartz crystal, basalt, porphyry, syenite, granite, volcanic ash, various metamorphics, serpentine, slate, dolomite marble, alabaster, many coloured marbles, saccharine marble, grey and white limestones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" I quote this passage chiefly with reference to the "porphyry chair," and with the view of ascertaining whether the allusion has been explained in any edition of Oldham's Poems. Notes and Queries, Number 80, May 10, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. One becomes almost dazed by the glare of gilt and bronze, the number of columns of polished marble and porphyry, the gorgeous hangings, the carpets, mosaics, mirrors, and candelabra. Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia Michael offered his arm to the Queen of Heaven, and the Holy Family escaped from the palace by a subterranean passage of porphyry. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels Having carefully washed some egg-shells, remove the internal skin, and grind them on a piece of porphyry. Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments N is a piece of what is called porphyry with a nose scratched on it. Just So Stories Seizing the emperor on the Asiatic shore, they conveyed him across the Hellespont to the porphyry apartment of the palace, the chamber in which he was born. Women of Early Christianity A marble vestibule, supported by a colonade of porphyry, led him to a broad alabaster stair-case, which was surmounted by a gilded and richly ornamented balustrade. Tales from the German. Volume II. The Lichtensteins, The Sorceress, The Anabaptist Other products of the Crimea, besides those already mentioned, are salt, porphyry and limestone, and ironstone has recently been brought to light at Kerch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" Calcine oyster-shells, pound them, sift them through a silk sieve, and grind them on porphyry till they are reduced to the finest powder. Endless Amusement A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments Sculptures of marble from Italy, of porphyry and alabaster from Egypt, and porcelain vases from China, etc., adorned the corridors and niches of the halls of the main building. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant In September, 403, a statue of silver on a column of porphyry was erected to the empress near the precincts of Saint Sophia. Women of Early Christianity A warm golden lustre lay upon the tender porphyry colouring of the "Iffinger," making it glow like red wine. A Struggle for Rome, v. 3 Unfortunately, we had not the remotest notion where such red porphyry was to be found. An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections Purple porphyry sometimes has veins that work up rich. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Two slaves, crowned with ivy, dragged in the immense dark-coloured vase; it was of brown-black porphyry and of a singular shape, inscribed with hieroglyphics and well closed at the neck with plaster. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 West of this line the island is composed chiefly of granite, with a large mass of granophyres, quartz porphyries and similar rocks forming the high mountains around Mt. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Native silver occurs with the copper, in some cases embedded in it, like crystals in a porphyry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" He seemed to stand in a large church; slender columns of brown porphyry rose high, like trees, supporting an arched ceiling of emerald, like intertwined foliage. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors Next, around the whole runs a pattern of different kinds of stone let into the marble with a beautiful and well-varied arrangement of variegated marbles and rare stones, such as serpentines, porphyries, and jaspers. Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol 08 (of 10) Bastiano to Taddeo Zucchero Emperor Justinian placed himself opposite the entrance in the attitude in which he was accustomed to give audience, resting his left arm upon a broken porphyry column from the Temple of Jerusalem. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 The granite and porphyry columns which support the arches giving upon the interior of the octagon were once taken and carried to Paris, but fortunately they were returned and again put into position. The Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine Three Caryatides of dark porphyry supported the head, while its foot rested upon a Sphinx of basalt. Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. The brown porphyry columns rose majestically, and the light from the moon in the choir played strangely in the innumerable precious stones which covered the ceiling like sparkling foliage. Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors These are overlaid by sandstones, slates and limestones, alternating with porphyries and porphyrites sometimes in the form of sheets, sometimes as breccias and conglomerates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" One hot day, as the two girls penetrated deeper and deeper into the greenwood they discovered a clear-running spring, that issued copiously from a dark porphyry rock. A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 It occurs in regions of granite, porphyry and syenite, and usually occupies funnel-shaped cavities of no great superficial area, but of considerable depth. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Ayrshire, and in the western parts of Devonshire, beds of felspathic porphyry, felstone and ash are interstratified with strata believed to be of Permian age. Volcanoes: Past and Present For entrance there was a portal of red porphyry, above which was a balcony hemmed by a balustrade of yellow Numidian stone. Mary Magdalen In the centre a fountain springs from a basin of porphyry. Celebrated Women Travellers of the Nineteenth Century The sarcophagus which holds Wellington's ashes is of massive and imperishable Cornish porphyry, grand from its perfect simplicity, and worthy of the man who, without gasconade or theatrical display, trod stedfastly the path of duty. Old and New London Volume I This was that Irene who put out the eyes of her own son in the porphyry chamber at Constantinople. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The deposits are marine, consisting mainly of sandstone and limestone, together with tuffs and conglomerates of porphyry and porphyrite. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" A superb sarcophagus of porphyry, fit to have received the remains of a Cæsar, was there. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 The eight porphyry columns, placed in pairs in the four bays at the corners of the nave, belonged originally to the temple of the sun at Baalbek. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" For if blocks of jasper or porphyry be inserted in the walls, the spectator cannot tell their thickness, and cannot judge of the costliness of the sacrifice. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), But more particularly the great porphyry pillar, a column 120 feet in height, exhibited the true religious condition of the founder of Constantinople. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Built of dark red porphyry, it was the nearest thing to a really ultramodern building Hank had seen in Moscow. Combat The mosaic pavement stretches its discs and volutes of porphyry and serpentine or yellowed Parian marble, a tarnished and uneven carpet, to the greenish-white marble steps of the chancel. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion Its most remarkable monument was the column of Constantine, built of twelve drums of porphyry and bearing aloft his statue. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 2 "Constantine Pavlovich" to "Convention" That Apache Leap is solid porphyry─” “Apache Leap!” broke in Big Boy suddenly sitting erect and looking all around, “by grab, is this the place?” Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp These were destined to adorn the head of the emperor's statue on the top of the porphyry pillar. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition Above this is a second smaller row of columns of porphyry with a shallower order, reaching to the springing of the dome, which is built of Dalmatian tiles, arranged in imbrications. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Wherefore the ancient Romans and Greeks, portraying their gods, chose white marble for material, and not gaudy porphyry or jasper, and portrayed them naked. Renaissance Fancies and Studies Being a Sequel to Euphorion The high altar is a remarkable composition, with pillars of porphyry mingled with a confusion of images, candlesticks, and tinsel. Due South or Cuba Past and Present “This is the place,” replied Old Bunk wagging his head and smiling wisely, “and that cap is solid porphyry.” Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp A few loose pebbles and pieces of rock were dripping from above like a shower of porphyry. The Plunderer It has a plaster floor of a porphyry purple colour, and reaches as far as the third column of the present nave, counting from the east. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia This beetle is the sacred Scarabæus so venerated by the Egyptians, who have everywhere reproduced his image in porphyry and granite. The Industries of Animals Modern buildings of purple-red porphyry and the famous honey-yellow marble of Rhaetia, fluttered with flags; and above all, in the heart of the town, between old and new, rose the Castle Rock. The Princess Virginia All this gossan and porphyry, and that copper stain up there–and just look at that dacite cap!” Silver and Gold A Story of Luck and Love in a Western Mining Camp The columns and the pilasters support the beautiful cornice of white marble; the frieze is of porphyry, and goes round the whole temple. Italy, the Magic Land He bringeth the beauty of the rocks to enrich them: Marble and alabaster, porphyry, jasper and jade. Out-of-Doors in the Holy Land Impressions of Travel in Body and Spirit There were still in those beautiful chambers seats of bright or dark marble, baths of porphyry or Oriental alabaster. The Formation of Christendom, Volume VI The Holy See and the Wandering of the Nations, from St. Leo I to St. Gregory I The porphyry pillars, the statues, the tablets, the exquisite friezes, the palimpsests, the bas-reliefs,––Time and the Turks have spared a few of these. The Book of Khalid The whole mound was made up of a disintegrated ledge of porphyry and thousands of dollars were in sight. They of the High Trails The Minerals are most abundant, and amongst these may be reckoned quartz, porphyry, felspar, malachite, manganese, and basalt. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 Also, in immense jars of porphyry and gold, she kept sunshine and storm, to let out when she thought best. The Lightning Conductor Discovers America The extent of these ruins, great arches, portals and columns of marble, porphyry and cut stone overlooking the sea, though half buried by sand dunes, presents conclusive evidence of a former populous and magnificent city. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight But his club was much smaller than that shattering 49 mace of porphyry wielded by the Chief––smaller and lighter, considerably longer in the handle and quite of another pattern. In the Morning of Time The inner surface was red, the earthly red of porphyry, and cracked and scarred by the crumpling. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China They ground away, in my belief, all the porphyry that held gold except the portions now lying either side of the gulch. Rimrock Trail They had implements of copper, as well as of silex, and porphyries. Incentives to the Study of the Ancient Period of American History An address, delivered before the New York Historical Society, at its forty-second anniversary, 17th November 1846 My soul pounded and tore at its case, hoping pantingly that they might break the parchment shell; but all they did was to remove a string of turquoise and porphyry beetle-shaped beads. Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight For centuries those walls have been abuilding; Smooth porphyry, they slope and coldly glass The flying storm and wheeling sun. Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul The Corsican mountains present a variety of other fine granites, with porphyry and serpentine, in some of which agates and jaspers are incorporated. Rambles in the Islands of Corsica and Sardinia with Notices of their History, Antiquities, and Present Condition. Where they have sunk through to a lower porphyry stratum they have found only indications where they found anything at all. Rimrock Trail Then, and not till then, did you see that the all-important detail was the porphyry pillar, for it was as if every two houses sprang from it as two flowers from one stem. The Combined Maze They are distinguished above all by primitive porphyries, intermediate or secondary, by the absence of quartz and the presence of pyrox�ne or titanimmed iron. Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846 With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology Neither mustache nor beard obscured the strong individuality of this remarkable face, which for the most part was of a dull granite color, a little mixed with limestone and spotted with patches of porphyry. The Land of Thor There are two hundred and fifty of these, formed of single stones of granite and porphyry, which are known to have come from Memphis and Heliopolis. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months Call every other layer porphyry, with rock and other dirt between. Rimrock Trail His undeveloped taste was not aware of the architectural absurdity of Granville, with its perky gable and its sham porphyry pillar. The Combined Maze The first is white marble, the second a dark and rough rock, the third blood-red porphyry, indicating probably the three stages of the soul’s progress to freedom through confession, contrition, and penance. Dante: His Times and His Work The remains of the former lie in a great sarcophagus worked out of a single piece of Cornish porphyry. The History of London Beautiful are its still remaining thousand and one interior supporting columns, composed of porphyry, jasper, granite, alabaster, verd-antique, and marble of various colors. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months If they do develop down to the second porphyry level they won't find anything to pay for the work. Rimrock Trail The porphyry pillar for instance; he had only half a share in it; the other half belonged to Number Forty-five; and you couldn't rightly tell where Number Forty-five's share ended and his began. The Combined Maze The colossal Egyptian statues are generally of granite, basalt, porphyry, or sandstone. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life And the third piled above it was flaming porphyry, red like the blood from a vein. Progress and History Beautiful are its still remaining hundreds of interior columns, composed of porphyry, jasper, granite, alabaster, verd-antique, and marble of various colors. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands There is no certainty that the mine will not produce richly when we strike through the second level of porphyry. Rimrock Trail She was still standing by the doorstep, stroking the sham porphyry pillar with her childish hand, as if she wanted to see what it was made of. The Combined Maze Sarcophagi or coffins of bronze, of porphyry and other rare marbles contained the bodies of the dead. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life I don't think we saw one natural looking stone upon that beach; everything seemed vaguely, precious and outlandish, basalt, porphyry, agate, Rossoantique, and serpentine still bearing its original polish; also fine white marble, Mme. The Spirit of Rome The altar and the pulpit rest upon pillars of porphyry. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands I told them I thought they would find that in the porphyry and Russell asked me what the hell I knew about it? Rimrock Trail These deposits contain copper minerals, usually in the marginal portions of acid porphyries, in many irregular, closely spaced veins, and in minute seams and spots disseminated through the mass of the rock. The Economic Aspect of Geology In this passage stravit may mean covering the walls with slabs of porphyry also, as well as the floor. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life An extremely violent west wind carried all the grasshoppers into the Sea of Weeds; but the Pharaoh's obstinate heart, harder than brass, porphyry, or basalt, would not relent. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt One becomes almost dazed by the glare of gilt and bronze, the number of polished columns of marble and porphyry, the gorgeous hangings, the mosaics, mirrors, and candelabra. Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands Or you might go down deep sinking through the hard porphyry for nothing. Rimrock Trail The ore body grades below into a zone characterized by lean chalcopyrite, which is supposed to represent original or primary deposition from hot waters associated with the porphyry intrusion. The Economic Aspect of Geology His son Edward I., returning from the Holy Land, brought home porphyry, slates, and precious marbles to build the tomb to which Henry's body was transferred about twenty years after his death. Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young All the gods of Egypt had met in this universal sanctuary, not as brass, basalt, or porphyry effigies, but as living shapes. The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 The Romance of a Mummy and Egypt On August 15th, after bathing in the porphyry font in which the emperor Constantine had been baptized, he was crowned with seven crowns representing the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 The crystals are monoclinic and occur in porphyry almost exclusively. Rimrock Trail Another type of copper deposits in igneous rocks is the disseminated or "porphyry" deposits. The Economic Aspect of Geology Of these, eight, of porphyry, are from that dedicated to the Sun by the Emperor Aurelian; and the same number, of green marble, verd antique, or serpentine, from the temple of Ephesus. Journal of a Visit to Constantinople and Some of the Greek Islands in the Spring and Summer of 1833 At the centre of the chord stood the high altar beneath a ciborium, resting on four pillars of porphyry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The central bowl is of very light-coloured, translucent diorite, and the deeper one of porphyry. El Kab Five others were seated on boxes about a boulder that looked like porphyry outcrop. Rimrock Trail The term "porphyry" as commonly used includes true porphyries, monzonites, granites, and other igneous rocks. The Economic Aspect of Geology Lead, iron, coal, gypsum, manganese, zinc, antimony, cobalt, ochre of various kinds, common salt, nitre, plumbago, porphyry, jasper, chalcedony, buhrstone, marble, and freestone, of various qualities. A New Guide for Emigrants to the West Attached to one side, towards the Lateran basilica, is a fine porch with two noble porphyry columns and richly carved capitals, bases and entablatures. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" The jar on the left is of green slate, the central bowl of porphyry, and the rest alabaster. El Kab Weathered porphyry float showed on the dump whose size suggested greater depth to the tunnel than they had expected. Rimrock Trail In the Ray and Miami and other districts the mineralization has spread largely through adjacent schists, but these deposits are included with the porphyry copper deposits in commercial parlance. The Economic Aspect of Geology After a deposit had been worked for some time, the quality of guano it yielded was found to be inferior and coarser, and in many cases mixed with pebbles or pieces of granite, porphyry, &c. Manures and the principles of manuring Such a critical inquiry is eminently profitable, and none the less so when it brings us to the conclusion that the Aztecs did succeed in cutting porphyry. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest A bowl of porphyry, a flat bowl of a beautiful light-coloured and translucent diorite, and a flat dish made of a darker variety of the same stone. El Kab As I understand it," replied Sandy, "he hits the porphyry where it's shaller, or worn off, like you said. Rimrock Trail The porphyry deposits are of an undulating blanket form of considerable areal extent and shallow depth. The Economic Aspect of Geology What do you make of all this, as, especially privileged, you peep over the shoulder of 'Hualpilli the 'tzin, in the portico of his porphyry baths? Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times On this side the porphyry dome is round and comparatively smooth—scarcely so abrupt as the outer range of hill which we have just ascended. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 382, October 1847 White graves or black, linen or porphyry, Are all one to me. Spectra A Book of Poetic Experiments The west arm of the pier is built on a vein of felspar porphyry, visible at low water. The Cornwall Coast The so-called "porphyry" coppers in Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico, described below, are the source of about 35 per cent of the present production of the United States. The Economic Aspect of Geology The ground is strewed with fragments of porphyry and other kinds of rock, like the bed of the Rimac. Travels in Peru, on the Coast, in the Sierra, Across the Cordilleras and the Andes, into the Primeval Forests And she was displeased at it; because she saw only pieces of dark clay: and no porphyry, nor marble, nor any fair stone that men might engrave the figures of the gods upon. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing In the middle stood an oblong altar of porphyry, its longer dimensions on the axis of the suite of rooms, and at one end, opposite the range of doors, a pedestal of black basalt. Black Spirits and White A Book of Ghost Stories Some of these columns are of white marble, granite, or porphyry, but the greater part are of the common stone found among the mountains of Mecca. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century The principal measured reserves are in the so-called porphyry coppers of the United States and Chile. The Economic Aspect of Geology The town has an iron foundery, a mint for copper and silver coin, and various establishments for cutting marble, porphyry, and polishing precious stones. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 Is a porphyry outcrop a desirable thing to find? The Boys of Crawford's Basin The Story of a Mountain Ranch in the Early Days of Colorado Mr. Jopling, Leisure Hour, May 23, 1863, relies on the porphyry coffer of the Great Pyramid, in which he finds "the most ancient and accurate standard of measure in existence." A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II Relics of art have been dug from some of the mounds, consisting of a considerable variety of ornaments and implements, made of copper, silver, obsidian, porphyry, and greenstone, finely wrought. Ancient America, in Notes on American Archaeology The porphyry coppers, because of their occurrence near the surface and the ease with which they may be explored by drilling, disclose their reserves far in advance. The Economic Aspect of Geology It was built of porphyry, and stood in the midst of an immense garden, where every plant and flower grew that could delight the sight or regale the senses. Eastern Tales by Many Story Tellers The consequence was that at the end of an hour we had uncovered a vein fifteen feet wide, disclosing a porphyry wall on one side and a limestone wall on the other. The Boys of Crawford's Basin The Story of a Mountain Ranch in the Early Days of Colorado Sweden and Scotland yielded a supply of green and red granite; from Italy were brought the yellow and white marbles; from Finland, red porphyry; from Spain, "brocatello;" and from France, other marbles of various colors. Shepp's Photographs of the World The effect is obtained partly by the contrast of the lighter marbles with those of deeper colour or with porphyry, partly by the contrast of both with gold. Stray Studies from England and Italy The limestone is intruded by numerous sheets of porphyry, mainly parallel to the bedding but sometimes cutting across it, against the under sides of which most of the ore occurs. The Economic Aspect of Geology The surface of the pavement is full of porphyry, serpentine, variegated marbles, and other very rare stones, put together and distributed with beautiful design. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 02 (of 10), Berna to Michelozzo Michelozzi The pulpit itself is supported on twelve granite columns, while the four supports of the opposite ambo are the very rare black porphyry called Porfido Nero-Bianco. The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration Vol 1, No. 9 1895 Large pieces of porphyry and verd antique eternally trodden by the Trasteverine mob, and never even cleaned. The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. I Neither the social habits nor intellectual powers of the Greek had so much share in inducing his advance in Sculpture beyond the Egyptian, as the difference between marble and syenite, porphyry or alabaster. On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature The primary sulphides are believed to be genetically related in some fashion to these porphyries. The Economic Aspect of Geology In the Forum was placed a lofty column of porphyry, one hundred and twenty feet in height, on whose summit stood a colossal statue of Apollo, supposed to be the work of Phidias. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The rich colours of Oriental stuffs relieved the dazzling whiteness of Istrian stone, and festoons of fresh leaves and flowers were twisted round their columns of porphyry and serpentine. Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 These figures had a look of life about them, and the porphyry tiles with which the floor was covered seemed dyed in the blood of these unhappy women. The Seven Wives Of Bluebeard 1920 But already their cold white arms had seized him, and in spite of his struggles and cries he was borne across the waters along the galleries of porphyry and crystal. Honey-Bee 1911 The older view was that the agents of deposition were aqueous solutions from the surface above, which derived their mineral content chiefly from the porphyries. The Economic Aspect of Geology Shut in by these, like some palmy dell in the heart of the porphyry mountains of the Sahara, lay Bolstadören, a miracle of greenness and beauty. Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland A spiral way led to a central chamber in the interior of the mole, which contained, presumably, the porphyry sarcophagus in which Antoninus Pius deposited the ashes of Hadrian, and the tomb of the Antonines. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 Underneath the chancel arch is the sepulchre of Wellington, of Cornish porphyry, plain and unadorned. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch On reaching the gallery of porphyry he pointed out to the youth a flight of steps cut in the rock by the dwarfs, by which they ascend to earth. Honey-Bee 1911 The Bolivian deposits contain the native metal, the oxide, and the carbonate, associated with gold, silver, and tin minerals, in one locality in slates and in another locality in porphyry. The Economic Aspect of Geology Amygdaloid occupies also a very large tract to the north, mingled with porphyries, conglomerates, and various other substances. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) Near them, in basins of porphyry, women whom they have loved float upon black liquids. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul Then volcanoes burst forth; the igneous rocks sent up mountains of liquid flame, and the paste of the streaming porphyry and basalt began to congeal. Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life Soon the majestic pile of Augustus' palace loomed before him on the left, with its unending vistas of marble and porphyry colonnades. "Unto Caesar" Here the magnetite forms a great tabular vertical body lying between porphyry and syenite. The Economic Aspect of Geology The pavement was of polished marble, and columns of porphyry supported a paneled dome. The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome A porphyry basin supports in its centre a golden conch filled with pistachio-nuts. The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul The inside of the buildings in this lower court stood upon great pillars of Cassydonian stone, and porphyry in fair ancient arches. The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. VII (of X)—Continental Europe I She was, in its material and technic elements, the mistress of Literature, showing authors who before could only scratch on wax and wood, how to weave paper and engrave porphyry. Our Fathers Have Told Us Part I. The Bible of Amiens The solutions are believed to have originated from the porphyry and possibly from other intrusives. The Economic Aspect of Geology With that he laughed, And so, across the porphyry floor, His hand upon his dagger-haft, Strode, and of these was seen no more. Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II It is a perfect gem in its way, the walls and ceiling covered with beautiful mosaics, fine porphyry, and marbles, but it is too dark to be seen to advantage. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta It has been worked out from a porphyry pebble, and in every way, except size, is the same as hundreds that still are to be found lying about the fields. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated The doors of the cabinet stood open, displaying slender columns of jasper and porphyry, and little drawers encrusted with raised work in marbles and precious stones. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Another great group of copper deposits occurs as replacements of limestone adjacent to porphyry or granitic intrusives. The Economic Aspect of Geology Without, the dawn breaks over the sea, and, stealing p. 38through the opening, makes the great chamber flush till it looks like porphyry. For Love of the King a Burmese Masque I climb thy mountains of amygdaloid and porphyry—thy crags of quartz, that yield the white silver and the yellow gold. The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse He saw the round bay like a mirror,—like Um�'s mirror; and to the west the peak of Fuji, a porphyry cone against the sunset splendor. The Dragon Painter Even great monuments in porphyry and bronze are less durable than these light and fragile impressions subject to all the chances of wind, water, and fire, but prevailing by their numbers where the mass succumbs. The Best Portraits in Engraving These deposits have been enriched by weathering in the same manner as indicated above for the porphyry coppers, but to highly varying degrees. The Economic Aspect of Geology The porphyry hills, of which this point is composed, rise to a height of seven hundred feet above the lake, and present a grand appearance. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings A whole mountain side even may be illuminated by the multitude of flames, making the granite, porphyry, and limestone glow with colors more gorgeous than those borrowed from the light of day. Life of Schamyl And Narrative of the Circassian War of Independence Against Russia In the distance a curtain of porphyry and bisque drew its shadow across the moon. Erik Dorn For centuries those walls have been a-building; Smooth porphyry, they slope and coldly glass The flying storm and wheeling sun. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time Later views favor solutions coming directly from the porphyries or deeper igneous sources. The Economic Aspect of Geology Immense cliffs of greenstone are to be seen rising from two hundred to three hundred feet above the water's edge; northward along the shore porphyry abounds in great quantity. Old Mackinaw The Fortress of the Lakes and its Surroundings Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white; Nor waves the cypress in the palace walk; Nor winks the gold fin in the porphyry font: The fire-fly wakens: waken thou with me. English Songs and Ballads Light, breaking against the pink and white marbles, the columns of porphyry, malachite, basalt, and golden mosaics! The Lure of the Mask The body lay in a marble sarcophagus, which was screened by slabs of serpentine, the whole being surmounted by a porphyry cover supposed to have come from Hadrian's137 mausoleum. Pagan and Christian Rome To adorn it, the Temple of Diana at Ephesus was ravaged of eight serpentine columns, and eight more of porphyry were taken from the Temple of the Sun at Baalbek to add to its beauty. A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel As we came nearer to the eastern mountains, we found innumerable and huge blocks of porphyry rock scattered over the ground. Byeways in Palestine While there, I found in the earth in the garden an oval, dark-green porphyry pebble, which I, moved by a strange feeling, preserved for many years as an amulet. Memoirs A Divine City indeed, holding in its innumerable chambers and its courts of granite and of porphyry all that man has ever dreamed of, in his hope and in his terror, of the Unknown God. Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida The panels of serpentine were used in the new building, the picture of the Saviour was removed to the Grotte; the cover of porphyry was turned upside down, and made into a baptismal font. Pagan and Christian Rome As you emerge from the Old Town, at the harbor, you pass by a large modern church in Byzantine style, whose portal shows to excellent advantage six porphyry columns from the nearby Boulouris quarries. Riviera Towns Such huge piles of porphyry I had not seen since those of the coast of Peterhead and Buchan, lashed by the great billows coming from the Baltic Sea. Byeways in Palestine Never has the wit of man before compounded an essence like that which lies buried in this porphyry vase.' Aurelian or, Rome in the Third Century Or again to wander, like a happy child of Asiatic climes in gardens of sycamores, where young sultanas bathe and disport themselves in basins of porphyry. French and Oriental Love in a Harem The structure was composed of a square tabernacle supported by eight columns of red porphyry, with a dome of gilt bronze. Pagan and Christian Rome In these hills the Romans found coal and copper, and from the quarries along the coast at Boulouris and on Cap Dramont the quarries of blue porphyry are still worked. Riviera Towns He removed St. Ambrose from this coffin into the great porphyry urn which we both saw in the scurolo; leaving the martyrs where they were. Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3) The Turks in Their Relation to Europe; Marcus Tullius Cicero; Apollonius of Tyana; Primitive Christianity We see on this side one of the porphyry slabs which Edward I. brought with him from the Continent, when he returned from the Crusades a year after his father's death. Westminster Abbey I would never plough porphyry; there is ground fitter for grain. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection Of what use would porphyry, or granite, or basalt be for such purposes? Pagan and Christian Rome The formation of the rocks is in general basaltic, but white, black, and green marble, red porphyry, jasper, red and grey granite, abound east of the Buonaventura. Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet During this performance, there arose out of the earth a pavilion of white taffeta, supported on pillars resembling porphyry and formed to imitate the temple of the Vestal virgins. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth It was therefore past ten o’clock when the engineer and his companion reached the crest of the enormous mass of rocks of basalt and porphyry which composed the north-west coast of the island. The Secret of the Island All that the senses can comprehend may be represented by any material; clay or fig-tree, bronze or ivory, porphyry or gold. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection I ride through, under the shadow of dark forests and rocks of blue porphyry. The Rifle Rangers No expense has been spared, its columns being of granite and porphyry and variegated marble which, had formerly adorned the ancient buildings. The Lives of the Painters, Sculptors & Architects, Volume 1 (of 8) It is to the metamorphic formation that the abundance of mineral ores is due, and the igneous rocks which have given rise thereto—the granites, basalts, diorites, porphyries, and others. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development With a big hammer which had belonged to his great-grandfather, an old buccaneer, the boy went about chipping the stones, and accumulating specimens of mica, porphyry, garnet, and such like. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success The blocks of jasper in my pair, and of porphyry in yours, easily yield in their grooves, each forming one partition. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection It rings upon rocks of amygdaloid and porphyry. The Rifle Rangers Gneiss, he thinks, resulted from the detritus of granitic rocks, by means of an inappreciable cement, and formed in a way analogous to that of the porphyries. Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution His Life and Work With this permission he rose and made the circuit of the semi-divided rooms, coming out at last into the dim rotunda, forested with clustered porphyry columns, and there at last he caught sight of her. The Lovely Lady One of its principle monuments, a huge porphyry column, still stands and is known as the "Burnt Column." Procopius History of the Wars, Books V. and VI. It was once 150 feet high, but is now 115, and it consists of six huge cylinders of porphyry, one above another, whose junction is veiled by sculptured laurel wreaths. Theodoric the Goth Barbarian Champion of Civilisation At the end of the hall, on a slab of porphyry, was a marble bust, with this inscription on it, 'Fundator.' Tancred Or, The New Crusade In the centre of a variegated pavement of the same material, a fountain rose and fell into a green porphyry basin, and by the side of the fountain, upon a couch of silver, reposed Honain. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity We drift upon a tide Shoreless on every side, Save where the eye Of Fancy sweeps far lands Shelved slopingly with sands Of gold and porphyry. Riley Love-Lyrics Each pillar is of dappled red, marble-like porphyry, with plinths of scarlet and blue. Illuminated Manuscripts It has been shown that the porphyry images of warriors at the southwest angle of St Mark's, Venice, are of Egyptian origin and are of late classical tradition. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Elevated on a pedestal of porphyry, surrounded by a rail of bronze arrows of the lightest workmanship, was that statue of Diana which they had so much admired at Pisa. Henrietta Temple A Love Story Suddenly he turned to a tripod of porphyry, and, seizing a rosary of jewels, pressed it to his lips. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity It was late, and the princess retired into a large room of marble and porphyry, where several bubbling fountains refreshed the air with an agreeable coolness. The Fairy Book The Best Popular Stories Selected and Rendered Anew Blomfield in glass mosaic and porphyry, was executed by Powell Brothers. Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Norwich A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Episcopal See Some peculiar geological structure of the porphyry in particular localities makes it carry sound like a telephone wire. Branded Some of the porphyroids are conglomerate, but the majority are true porphyries, having a homogeneous base. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America No one was in the apartment; the stranger threw himself upon a silver couch, placed at the side of a fountain that rose from the centre of the chamber and fell into a porphyry basin. Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity The carriage drove through a vast plain, rimmed with far-away mountains, red as porphyry, but fading to purple at the horizon. The Golden Silence The pavement of the church is composed of four hundred tombs of knights, incrusted with jasper, porphyry, verd-antique, and precious stones of various kinds, which should form the most splendid sepulchral mosaics conceivable. Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two The floor is inlaid with circles of serpentine and porphyry encased in white marble, and surrounded by winding bands of Alexandrine work. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series The Ecuadorian volcanoes have rarely ejected liquid lava, but chiefly water, mud, ashes, and fragments of trachyte and porphyry. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America For three or four hours we ran in the shade of mighty walls of porphyry and granite, on whose tops were forests of oaks and elms. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 It was at this epoch that the rocks called feldspars, syenites, and porphyries appeared. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth In one of the windows is a piece of African marble brought to this country for George IV; also a small bath of Egyptian porphyry. Recollections of the late William Beckford of Fonthill, Wilts and Lansdown, Bath Yet there, in a side chapel near the western door, stand the porphyry sarcophagi which shrine the bones of the Hautevilles and their representatives. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series D'Orbigny considers the porphyries of the Andes to have been ejected at the close of the cretaceous period, and formed the first relief of the Cordillera. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America I could fancy that the veins of red porphyry running along the face of the granite were blood-stains, the tragic memorials of ancient battles. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 Some of the quartz-boulders were coloured outside like porphyry by the oxide. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative This palace contains a large collection of paintings, rare works of sculpture, valuable tables, and utensils of rich workmanship, of red porphyry, alabaster, and other materials. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) The woodwork of its roof, and the emblazoned patterns in porphyry and serpentine and glass and smalto, which cover its whole surface, were designed 312 by Oriental decorators. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series It is well paved with cut blocks of dark porphyry. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America They also make bowls and vases of diorite and porphyry with the same success; and the forms presented by the smaller ivory vases are also to be found in vases made of those refractory stones. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 These descriptions denote a range of granite, the rock which forms the ground-floor of the Sierra Leone peninsula and the Gold Coast, possibly varied by syenites and porphyries. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The interior was decorated with columns of porphyry and colossal statues of Egyptian gods. Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects and Curiosities of Art (Vol. 3 of 3) The meanest streets are strewed with truncated columns, broken capitals—Corinthian and Ionic, and sparkling fragments of granite or porphyry. The Last Man The outbursts of porphyry and trachytic domes, so characteristic of the high crests of the Cordilleras, impart a physiognomy quite distinct from that presented by the mountains of Europe. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America An interesting instance of this is a certain antique vase of red porphyry. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Wásá, however, confirms the old opinion that the strata traversed by lodes determine the predominating metal; as quartz produces gold; hard blue slate, lead; limestone, green-stone and porphyry, copper; and granite, tin. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The colour effects are obtained by porphyry and inlaid marbles. Donatello, by Lord Balcarres The grayer granites may often be used with good effect, as well as the coarse porphyries, when the gray is to be particularly warm. The Poetry of Architecture Or, the Architecture of the Nations of Europe Considered in its Association with Natural Scenery and National Character On the south side is a huge rock of porphyry, called the Inca's Head. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Marble, porphyry, and alabaster were available; and the use of such material led to a different ideal in architecture and decoration,—that of incrustation instead of solid piling. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Nay, these three shall surely die, and in that bath of porphyry hollowed out under his altar I will lave me from head to foot in the Red Milk of innocence. The Black Douglas At the upper end is an obelisk of porphyry, probably brought from Egypt, the hieroglyphics all very entire, which I look upon as mere ancient puns. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe Glancing curiously round her prison of marble and jasper and porphyry, she discovered a slip of white paper protruding through a square in the latticed window which opened out toward the garden of brides. The Adventures of Kathlyn The finest façade is presented by the old Jesuit church, which has an elaborate front of porphyry. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Flowers and shells on a porphyry ground were especially characteristic of Siriès. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance He died in her arms; she gave him a rich and honorable burial in a sepulchre of porphyry on which were engraved verses in Arabic. Men and Women I found in them many broken pieces of columns of fine marble, and some of porphyry. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe They followed the verdure till they reached the base of the rocky hills, which were barren of any vegetation; huge jumbles of granite the color of porphyry. The Adventures of Kathlyn His palace was of porphyry and alabaster, and his throne of ivory. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America But here is a point on which the best authorities who have studied the porphyry peaks, have failed to agree; Prof. N. H. Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills The porphyry hall is considered one of the sights, the roof, walls, and floor are all of red Cornish porphyry.... Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books Sarcophagi of black basalt, red porphyry and pink-veined alabaster, cunningly carved, were disposed as they had been found in the pits of the dead, with the sepulchral vases and the hideous wooden idols beside them. The False Gods The ceilings had been magnificently carved, no two subjects alike; and the walls were of marble and jasper and porphyry. The Adventures of Kathlyn Pillars of porphyry and granite were so numerous in Rome that they have lavishly distributed them, scarcely considering them of any value. Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) Or Italy The little piazzetta on the north side of S. Mark's has a famous well, with two porphyry lions beside it on which small Venetians love to straddle. A Wanderer in Venice Mica schist crowned some of the heights on the watershed, then gneiss, and now, as we descend further, we have igneous rocks of more recent eruption, porphyry and gneiss, with hornblende. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 Its porphyry stairs and fountained base Shone, houried with voluptuous forms, Where Andalusia vied in grace With old Castile, in female charms. Myth and Romance Being a Book of Verses The splendid porphyry sarcophagus set in bronze before a bronze screen of great beauty, by Verocchio, is certainly one of the finest things here. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition The watershed is a granite and porphyry formation, heavily timbered, and the stream is fed by snow and rain. The Water Supply of the El Paso and Southwestern Railway from Carrizozo to Santa Rosa, N. Mex. American Society of Civil Engineers: Transactions, No. 1170 After the rio, the fine blackened Corner Spinelli with porphyry insets. A Wanderer in Venice The building material always conformed to the surroundings: in places where conglomerate containing water-worn boulders abounded, this was used; where porphyry was prevalent, blocks of that material were employed. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan Rome's godlike dwellers of a bygone age, The marble, porphyry, alabaster forms, Still live: at night, to speech upon the stage, An ancient statue warms. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 Coming up once more into the Piazza from that mysterious dim church, dim with the centuries of the history of the city, you come upon two porphyry columns beside the eastern door. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition The grand entrance in the east front is through a hall 54 feet in length by 24 in breadth, adorned with eight beautiful columns of the Ionic order resembling porphyry. Brannon's Picture of The Isle of Wight The Expeditious Traveller's Index to Its Prominent Beauties & Objects of Interest. Compiled Especially with Reference to Those Numerous Visitors Who Can Spare but Two or Three Days to Make the Tour of the Island. On the façade is a noble slab of porphyry, and here is S. Christopher with his precious burden. A Wanderer in Venice In this land of weather-worn porphyry and inter-stratified sandstone, natural caves are met with everywhere, in which the people find a convenient and safe shelter. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan Then he crossed the hall, lifted the heavy curtain, and passed out between the dull red pillars of porphyry to the terrace on the roof. The Story of the Other Wise Man Now, among the spoil were some bronze gates and two rosy pillars of porphyry, very precious. Florence and Northern Tuscany with Genoa With Sixteen Illustrations In Colour By William Parkinson And Sixteen Other Illustrations, Second Edition They have also been found in porphyry—a fact of which Brongniart said, many years ago, that nature had concealed the explanation, and we must wait for a solution. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 422 Volume 17, New Series, January 31, 1852 Next it is the Vendramin, with yellow posts and porphyry enrichment, and then the desolate dirty Querini, and the Bernardo, once a splendid palace but now offices, with its Gothic arches filled with glass. A Wanderer in Venice Around Pinos Altos and Jesus Maria the rock is of blue porphyry, quite hard in places, and speckled with little white patches. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan There is not a doorstep nor a guardstone at the corner of the meanest court in Rome which is not of marble, granite, or porphyry from some ancient building. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood The whole soil that I saw was composed of decomposed old volcanic rocks; but I saw no rock but basalt in different stages of decomposition; sometimes it assumed the form of porphyry. Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 "Yes; and in the month of May, which is but a few days off, we used to ride into C�vennes to the mines of porphyry and marbles which … which …" Breton stopped, embarrassed. The Grey Cloak Over this are traces of a medallion, probably of porphyry, now removed. A Wanderer in Venice The geological formation of the region is mostly volcanic; then follows conglomerate, and on the high points porphyry appears. Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) A Record of Five Years' Exploration Among the Tribes of the Western Sierra Madre; In the Tierra Caliente of Tepic and Jalisco; and Among the Tarascos of Michoacan In the Egyptian breccia are found very fine pebbles of red granite, porphyry of a darker or lighter green, and yellow quartz, held together by a cement of compact felspar. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood In those days the rocks which are now the very bones and sinews of our mother Earth—her granites, her porphyries, her basalts, her syenites—were melted into a liquid mass. Young Folks' Library, Volume XI (of 20) Wonders of Earth, Sea and Sky The first room was paved with porphyry and lined with slabs of coloured marbles, and the roof was of gold: and it was a kind of chapel for Aseneth. Old Testament Legends being stories out of some of the less-known apochryphal books of the old testament Below are porphyry insets and veined marbles, and on the parapet two griffins, one apparently destroying a child and one a lamb. A Wanderer in Venice Here ran a colonnade of twelve red porphyry pillars, with Corinthian capitals. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. The tides of time might ebb and flow, but down there, in his block of Siberian porphyry, slept the hero. A Splendid Hazard The same material was employed for the greater part of the so-called "Labyrinth," but many of the columns were of red granite, and some perhaps of porphyry. Ancient Egypt Many large works of porphyry exist, which must have been worked in the quarries of Djebel-Dokhan. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 56, No. 346, August, 1844 The four affectionate figures, in porphyry, at the corner of the Doges' Palace doorway, came also from the East. A Wanderer in Venice At the far end on a dais stood a porphyry table, and behind it, facing down the room, a single chair, or throne, also of porphyry and rudely carved. Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His Adventures At Home and Abroad and Particularly in the Island of Corsica: Beginning with the Year 1756 Each of these tiny lakes is radiant with lovely hues, and is bordered by a colored coping, resembling a curb of jasper or of porphyry. John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10) Southern California; Grand Canon of the Colorado River; Yellowstone National Park In every nook were marble pedestals and antique statuary, while the fountain in the centre, supplied from an underground stream, was of porphyry inlaid with mosaic. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 2, May, 1915 April-September, 1915 "Volition—celestial prize, Pellucid as porphyry cell— Is based on a principle wise." Bab Ballads and Savoy Songs We shall see porphyry all along the Canal on both sides, always enriching in its effect. A Wanderer in Venice It was pierced through very varied materials, such as clay, schists, sandstone and porphyry, and is lined throughout with brick masonry. Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 From parapets of porphyry hang gold stalactites, side by side with icicles of silver. John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10) Southern California; Grand Canon of the Colorado River; Yellowstone National Park Primitive rock consists of granite, porphyry, gneiss and basalt, deposits which are still found upon the earth in immense quantities, and in the same condition as thousands of years ago. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration He walked on, in great perplexity, till he entered a vestibule inlaid with porphyry and lapis-stone. Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know The rocks were of porphyry, and marble, and granite, spangled with mica; and over all spread in patches a lichen of rose, and green, and yellow, like chipped rubies and emeralds among gold-filings. The Princess Passes We must not confound the earlier outpourings of granite, quartzose porphyry, and euphotide from temporary fissures in the old transition rocks with the present active volcanic craters. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Some of their summits call to mind immense sarcophagi of jasper or of porphyry, as if they were the burial-places of dead deities, and the Grand Cañon a Necropolis for pagan gods. John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10) Southern California; Grand Canon of the Colorado River; Yellowstone National Park This rock consisted of granite, porphyry, gneiss and basalt, and these are still found upon the earth in immense quantities in practically the same condition they were thousands of years ago. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration The grasshopper, rattling his little kettledrum there, knows nearly as much of this hoary secret as I do; and the bird, that prunes his wing on the porphyry, and is gone again. Children of the Mist We stopped and picked up many specimens, some of them almost as rich in colour as porphyry. Ireland Under Coercion (2nd ed.) (1 of 2) (1888) These signs have at least some advantage over the ascending lines, which in the older systems represent arbitrarily and ungracefully the horizontally ranged sedimentary strata, and their penetration through masses of basalt, porphyry, and syenite. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 He was buried at Tripoli, beneath a tomb of porphyry which the countess raised to his memory. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume XXIV. There was also a very hard variety of granite much used by sculptors called porphyry, a very hard and variegated rock of a mixed purple-and-white colour. From John O'Groats to Land's End The choicest materials, as diorite, basalt, black granite, porphyry, and red and yellow breccia, which are only found in the desert, were rarely used for architectural purposes. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt It is a land of granite and marble and porphyry and gold—and a man's strength must be as the strength of the primeval hills. When A Man's A Man On the formation of jasper by the action of dioritic porphyry, augite, and by persthene rock, see Rose, bd. ii., s. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 And, though she set a plain woman's value on good looks, his appearance, rough hewn like a statue in porphyry, pleased her singularly. The Magician A huge boulder of porphyry, nearly all of it above ground, lying in a field where it had lain from time immemorial, was selected. From John O'Groats to Land's End Neither whiteness nor redness are in the porphyry. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures When the Emperor of Byzantium heard of me he left his porphyry chamber and set sail in his galleys. Miscellanies These minerals constitute the main constituents of granite, gneiss, and mica schist, of basalt, dolerite, and many porphyries. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 The third Memorial is a red porphyry Vase containing the heart of Canova. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 566, September 15, 1832 One has vast pillars of porphyry, and the domes and turrets of all are liberally spread or starred with gold. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life It is a fragment of a column in porphyry, supporting a colossal areonite hawk, sacred to the sun. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits If well polished it fully equals many of the highly prized antique porphyries. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore The case is otherwise with granite, syenite, quartzose porphyry, serpentine, and the whole series of unstratified compact rocks, to which, from a predilection for a mythological nomenclature, the term Plutonic has been applied. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Presently, stalwart slaves advanced; bearing a mighty basin of a porphyry hue, deep-hollowed out of a tree. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. I There are granites and porphyries, marbles and petrifactions of the most exquisite grain or tints. A Trip to Venus The formation of the rocks is in general basaltic, but white, black, and green marble, red porphyry, jaspar, red and grey granite, abound east of the Buonaventura. Monsieur Violet The porphyry, which is of warm brown or chocolate colour, includes many crystals of lighter coloured felspar, and dark crystals of hornblende. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore Importance of the eruption of quartzose, porphyry with reference to the then existing configuration of continental masses. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 In some places it looks like diorite and in others like porphyry. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter The stone is granitic and brittle; but there is also porphyry, and in one place I found streaks of verdegrease, as if the cliffs above had contained copper ore. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 From the decomposed porphyry of the mountains carbonate of soda comes down in solution to the valleys. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern During our day's journey I found grey porphyry, the base consisting apparently of granular felspar with embedded crystals of common felspar and grains of hornblende. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 There were clumps of violet jasper, porphyry, lapis-lazuli, aventurine and syenite scattered around as though the place had been divested of its furnishings in a hurry. Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated As the pilgrim enters that famous old cemetery, the first imposing monument seen is a pyramid of rare, costly porphyry. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great The stone is a porphyry of a dark, blueish colour. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 In this grove of Chapultepec, there were sculptured on the side of the hill, in the solid porphyry, likenesses of the two Montezumas, colossal in size. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern A remarkably projecting ridge on the banks of Peel's river contained limestone of so peculiar an aspect as to resemble porphyry, and it was associated with a rock having a base of chocolate-coloured granular felspar. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 There were also pebbles of a quartzose conglomerate, and others of decomposed porphyry, the base consisting of granular felspar, with crystals of common felspar. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 Malachite and alabaster are of no avail; jasper, serpentine, basalt, porphyry, granite: stones from Paros and marble from Carrara—they are all a waste of pains: genius can do without them. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 01 Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great The stone of Upper Head, and apparently of all the hills in its neighbourhood, is granitic; whilst that of Long Island and West Hill approach nearer to porphyry. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 We must remember, too, that they had no iron, but laboriously cut and polished the hardest granite and porphyry with instruments of stone and bronze; we can hardly tell how. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern Had he already lived in the heart of the porphyries? Romance of the Rabbit The range that we had ascended consisted of porphyry, having a base of fawn-coloured compact felspar, with grains of quartz, and crystals of common felspar. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 Considered as a porphyry, this specimen is no less singular than as a granite. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) It consists of two columns, representing porphyry, and adorned with a pallium, embroidered as it were with lace; while it is ornamented in the margin with medals bearing beautiful figures. The Lady's Album of Fancy Work for 1850 Our next day's ride brought us back to Mexico, crossing the corn-land of the plain of Lerma, where the soil consists of disintegrated porphyry from the mountains around, and is very fertile. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern In those days the rocks which are now the very bones and sinews of our mother earth—her granites, her porphyries, her basalts, her syenites—were melted into a liquid mass. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 65, March, 1863 We crossed much good whinstone land, and arrived at a small ridge where I ascended a hill consisting of a reddish granite or porphyry. Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 1 For, instead of a siliceous ground, maculated with the rhombic feld-spar, which is the common state of porphyry, the ground is uniformly crystallised, or a homogeneous regular feld-spar, maculated with the transparent siliceous substance. Theory of the Earth, Volume 1 (of 4) The altar is ancient and above it is a marble coffer with Renaissance ornaments, upheld by four columns of porphyry, having two Byzantine and two Roman capitals. Ravenna, a Study It consists entirely of grey and red porphyry, and in the interior of its crater are two small lakes. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern |
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