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Copper is in fpccific gravity 8,843. ^" fufion 7. in amaljg;amation 7. 

 in colour rufous, in confillence malleable, is fonorous, and fo- 

 Uible by the niirous acid. 



Iron IS in fpecific gravity 8,000. fufion 8, amalgamation 8, colour 

 brown, confidence malleable, is fonorous, and foluble by the 

 nitrous acid. 



Zrcfl' is in fpecific gravity 11,32^. fufion 4. amalgamation 3. co- 

 lour blnci(h-white, confillence foft, is m^ite, and foluble by 

 the nitrous acid. 



5"/« is in fpecinc gravity 7,400. fufion 3. amalgamation 4. colour 

 white, confillence crackling when bent, is mute, and foluble 

 by the oxymuriatic and nitrous acids. 



CohaJt is in colour white, conliftence fragile, and foluble in the 

 oxymuriatic and nitrous icids. 



Btjmuih in in fpecific gravity 9,700. amalgarnation 6. colour yel- 

 lovvilh-whitCi confidence laminofo-malleable, is fonorous, and 

 foluble by the nitrous acid. 



Xinc is in fpecific gravity 7,000. fufion 2. amalgamation 5. co- 

 lour white, confiftencc rimofo-jnalleable, fomewhat fonorous, 

 and foluble by the nitrous acid. 



Antimony is in fufion 6. ainalgamiition 9. colour white, con- 

 fillence very fragile, foluble by the nitrous acid. 



^uichftlver is in fpecific gravity 13,590. fufion r. colour white, 

 confillence fluid, is mute, and foluble by the nitrous acid. 



The quality of 

 Iron is blackilh, aufierc, fiyptic, 

 Coppery greet) or blue, cori olive. 

 Zinc, white, drying 

 Liady vvhitilh, dulcifying. 



Jnilmony, rapacious, except Gold the wolf of metal. 

 ^lickHhcrj penfit.'*atin^, jalivating, amalgamating, fervile ^nd 

 jujiiitive. 



