This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ...a vein; from Hallein, Salzburg. 1484. Sea-salt, Lake-salt, of a yellowish-white colour; from the coast of Ujordlersoak, in Baffin's Bay, Greenland.. SALTS OF POTASH. 1485. Nitre, or Nitrate of Potash, of a greyish-white colour, in loose capillary crystals of silky lustre; from Idria, in Carniolia. 5. SALTS OF AMMONIA. ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1832 Excerpt: ...a vein; from Hallein, Salzburg. 1484. Sea-salt, Lake-salt, of a yellowish-white colour; from the coast of Ujordlersoak, in Baffin's Bay, Greenland.. SALTS OF POTASH. 1485. Nitre, or Nitrate of Potash, of a greyish-white colour, in loose capillary crystals of silky lustre; from Idria, in Carniolia. 5. SALTS OF AMMONIA. 1486. Sal Ammoniac, Salmiac, or Muriate of Ammonia, of a reddish and sulphur-yellow colour, fibrous; from the crater of the Mountain Etna, Sicily. 1487. Sal Ammoniac, (natural salmiac, ) as a crust upon grey slaggy lava; from the Vesuvius. 1488. Conchoidal Sal Ammoniac, of a greyish-white colour, mixed with yellow; from the Mountain Etna, Sicily. 1489. Mascagnin, or Sulphate of Ammonia, of a greyish and yellowish-white colour, somewhat stalactitical shape, of an acrid bitter taste; from the Solfatara, Italy. 6. METALLIC SALTS. 1490. Green Vitriol, or Sulphate of Iron, of a verdigris-green colour, passing into siskin-green, stalactitical; from Neusohl, Hungary. 1491. Green Vitriol, of an asparagus-green colour internally, yel lowish white externally, fibrous; from Ischel, Austria. 1492. Blue Vitriol, or Sulphate of Copper and Iron, of a sap phire-blue colour, crystallized into acute rhomboids, (artificial.) 1493. Blue Vitriol, of a sapphire-blue colour, an elongated rhom boid, (artificial.) 1494. White Vitriol, or Sulphate of Zinc, of a yellowish-white colour, stalactitical shape; from Rammelsberg, Harz, Hanover. 1495. Red Vitriol, or Sulphate of Cobalt, of a pale rose-red colour, stalactitical shape; from Neusohl, near Schemnitz, Hungary. THIRD CLASS. INFLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES. SULPHUR FAMILY. COMMON SULPHUR. 1496. Common Sulphur, of a bright yellow colour, pulverulent; from Carlsbad, Bohemia. 1497. Common Sulphur, of a reddish-yellow colour, with...
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