Mineralogy Simplified: Easy Methods of Identifying Minerals, Including Ores, by Means of the Blow-pipe, by Flame Reactions, by Humid Chemical Analysis, and by Physical Tests |
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acetic alkaline aluminium ammonia antimony aqua regia arsenic assay barium becomes bismuth blowpipe blue color boiling borax borax bead boric acid brown brownish calcium carbonate caustic cerium charcoal chloride cleavage closed tube closed tube gives coating cobalt nitrate cold coloring the flame Colorless compounds containing cooling copper crystals decomposed deposits dissolved evaporation fibrous fusible fusion Gelatinizes globule gneisses gray green color greenish H₂SO HCl solution Heated B. B. hydrate hydrochloric acid hydrogen incrustation infusible insoluble intumescence iron luster magnesium magnetic manganese mass massive metallic mineral moistened nickel nitric acid odor oxide oxidizing flame pale pearly platinum wire porcelain potassium powder prism Rare readily reagent reddish reducing flame rubbed streak salt of phosphorus silica silver soda on charcoal soluble soluble in water substance sulphate sulphide sulphuric acid temperature tion tube gives water violet volatile white precipitate yellow sodium yellowish yields zinc
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