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. 1896 Excerpt: ...349 (Keratit), f. KepaS, -aroS, 'horn.' An obs. syn. of hornstone. KERMES. See kermesite. KERMESITE. F. S. Beudant, 1832, Beud. Min., ii, 617 (Kermes), f. kermes, the old chemical name for the artificial substance. The present form was given by E. J. Chapman, 1843, Chap. Min., 61. Oxy-sulphide of antimony, occurring ...
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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. 1896 Excerpt: ...349 (Keratit), f. KepaS, -aroS, 'horn.' An obs. syn. of hornstone. KERMES. See kermesite. KERMESITE. F. S. Beudant, 1832, Beud. Min., ii, 617 (Kermes), f. kermes, the old chemical name for the artificial substance. The present form was given by E. J. Chapman, 1843, Chap. Min., 61. Oxy-sulphide of antimony, occurring usually in cherry-red, capillary crystals. KERMESOME. Variant of kermesite. REROLITE. See cerolite. KERRITE. F. A. Genth, 1873, Am. Phil. Soc., xiii, 396, in honor of Prof. W. C. Kerr, State Geologist of North Carolina. A greenishyellow mineral from North Carolina, occurring in fine scales, apparently resulting from the decomposition of chlorite. KERSTENITE. W. Haidinger, 1845, Haid. Handb., 560 (Kerstenit) after Prof. Carl M. Kersten, who first described it. Smaltite or speiskobalt supposed to contain bismuth, and therefore called by Kersten Wismuthkobaltkies. Also used by J. D. Dana, 1868, Dana Min., 669. Selenate of lead, found in small spheres and botryoidal masses of a sulphur-yellow color, never fully examined. KIBDELOPHANE. F. v. Kobell, 1832, Jour. Ch. Ph., lxiv, 245 (Kibdelophan), f. KifSSr/XoS, 'deceiving, ' and paiveaQai, 'to appear, because of its very close resemblance to ilmenite. The var. of ilmenite which contains the largest proportion of titanic acid. KIDNEY-ORE. An early name for hematite when found in reniform shapes. KIDNEY-STONE. A popular translation of lapis nephriticus. See nephrite. KIESELALUMINITE 144 KLAPROTHITE KIESELALUMINITE. Groningen and A. Op/xt, 1851, AVtlrt. Nat. Jubres., 189, 1852, Jahres. Ch. Ph. Min., 893 (Kiesel Almiiiuit), f. its composition. A mixture of allophaue aud aluminile, later called sulfatallophan. KIESERITE. E. Reichardt, 1861, Berg. Hilt., xx, 39 (Kieserit). in honor of D. G. Kieser, President o.
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