Descriptive catalogue (with notes) of the general collection of minerals in the Australian museum - Softcover
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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. 1885 Excerpt: ...near Cologne. crystalline, reddish--Schwartzenberg, Saxony. with Pyrites and Siderose--Freiberg, Saxony, Germany. Clausthal, Hartz, Germany. with Dolomite--Schneeberg, Saxony, Germany. Bonn, Prussia, Germany. Schwartzenberg, Saxony, Germany. in Dolomite, fine crystals--Binnenthal, Wallis, Switzerland. in large transparent crystals--Santander, Spain. (yellow variety)--Laffrey, Isere, France. Frabach, Moselle, France. with Galena--Puebla, Mexico, North America. Bolivia, South America. water-worn (Blackjack)--New England, N.S.W. 11 11 i Welcome Reef, N.S.W. ANHYDROUS CARBONATE OP ZINC. SMITHSONITE (also commonly called Calamine). Dedicated to the English chemist Smithson. Contains over 50 per cent, of Zinc. Rhombahedrons, generally in small-crystals. Lustre, vitreous or nacreous. White, yellow, greenish, &c. Hardness, 5. Specific gravity, 4-34 to 4-45. Infusible. It is one of the best ores of zinc. 1194. Smithsonite--yellow--Altenberg, Aix-la-Chapelle. 1195. „ colourless--Moresnet, near Aix-la-Chapelle. Tarnowitz, Silesia, Germany. Wiesloch, Baden,,, 1196. 1197. 1198. 1199. 1 1 Alston, Cumberland, England. HYDROUS CARBONATE OF ZINC. HYDROZINOITE, Zinconise, or Calamine (Smithson). Massive, earthy or compact. As incrustations, the crusts sometimes concentric and agate-like. Reniform, Pisolitic, Stalactitic. Lustre, dull. White, grayish, or yellowish. HYDROUS CARBONATE OP ZINC, COPPER, &c. BURATITE or AURICHALCITE. Dedicated to Professor Burat. Aurichalcum was the name given by the Ancients to the best of the brass ores, cupriferous calamine. Acicular crystals. Lustre, nacreous. Verdigris or heaven-blue. 1200. Buratite--blue--Santander, Spain. 1201. „ „ Guipuscoa, „ ANHYDROUS SILICATE OF ZINC. WILLEMITE, or Silicious Oxide of Zinc...
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