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... ; and for the following jeu d'esprit to his colleague , Mr. J. W. Salter , of the Geological Survey . 1st September , 1861 . HENRY W. BRISTOW . ΘΕΟΦΡΑΣΤΟΣ ΠΕΡΙ ΤΩΝ ΛΙΘΩΝ The following is a list of the principal books which.
... ; and for the following jeu d'esprit to his colleague , Mr. J. W. Salter , of the Geological Survey . 1st September , 1861 . HENRY W. BRISTOW . ΘΕΟΦΡΑΣΤΟΣ ΠΕΡΙ ΤΩΝ ΛΙΘΩΝ The following is a list of the principal books which.
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Henry William Bristow. The following is a list of the principal books which have been referred to in compiling this work . System of Mineralogy , by Robert Jameson , 3 vols . , 1805 . Manual of the Mineralogy of Great Britain and Ireland ...
Henry William Bristow. The following is a list of the principal books which have been referred to in compiling this work . System of Mineralogy , by Robert Jameson , 3 vols . , 1805 . Manual of the Mineralogy of Great Britain and Ireland ...
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... principal properties dependent on light , besides those already noticed , employed in the determination of minerals are Refraction , Polarization , and Dichroism . 1. Refraction . It is frequently of importance to know the index of re ...
... principal properties dependent on light , besides those already noticed , employed in the determination of minerals are Refraction , Polarization , and Dichroism . 1. Refraction . It is frequently of importance to know the index of re ...
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... principal divisions which it is necessary by the assistance of the blowpipe to use separately , since their action on the same substances is so different , as , on the one hand , greatly to facilitate certain processes of analysis , and ...
... principal divisions which it is necessary by the assistance of the blowpipe to use separately , since their action on the same substances is so different , as , on the one hand , greatly to facilitate certain processes of analysis , and ...
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... Principal Floor , Wall - cases 9 , No. 465 ; 20 ( Russia ) . AIMANT , Beudant . See MAGNETITE . AIMANT DE CEYLON . See TOURMALINE . AKANTHITE , Dufrénoy : ( from äzavba , a spine , ) a variety of Epidote from Achma- towsk . AKANTICONE ...
... Principal Floor , Wall - cases 9 , No. 465 ; 20 ( Russia ) . AIMANT , Beudant . See MAGNETITE . AIMANT DE CEYLON . See TOURMALINE . AKANTHITE , Dufrénoy : ( from äzavba , a spine , ) a variety of Epidote from Achma- towsk . AKANTICONE ...
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Alumina Analysis antimony arsenic Barytes BB fuses BB on charcoal Beudant blue Bohemia borax Breithaupt Brit Brittle Brochant brown carbonate cerium cleavage Coal cobalt colourless Comp conchoidal Cornwall Crown 8vo crystals Dana Dufrénoy earthy Felspar fibrous flame Fracture conchoidal Fracture uneven Garnet glass globule granular green grey Haidinger Harz Hausmann Haüy Hornblende Huel intumescence Jameson Kirwan Kobell lead Lime Magnesia Localities Lustre Lustre vitreous M. P. G. Horse-shoe M. P. G. Principal Floor Magnesia manganese masses mineral Mohs muriatic acid name given nickel Nicol nitric acid octahedrons opaque Oxide Oxide of copper pearly Peroxide of iron Phillips Phosphoric acid Potash primary form Protoxide of iron Protoxide of manganese Pyrites Quartz resembling resinous rhombic prism RHOMBOHEDRAL rocks Saxony Silica Silica Alumina Peroxide silver Soda Soluble sometimes SPAR stone Streak white sulphate sulphuric acid Tellurium Titanic acid Topaz translucent transparent variety Wall-case Water Werner yellow yellowish
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