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SALTS. 67. Muria, 



67. MURIA. Of a fait tade : eafily foluble in 

 water and the folution not made turbid by foda: 

 not effervefcing with diluted acids, but effer- 

 vefcing and emitting grey ill-favoured lulfocat- 

 ing vapours in ftrong hot fulphuric acids : 

 changing nitrous acid into the nitiomuriatic 

 acid. 



apatica. Fixed, decrepitating -w hen heated, of a cubic form, dif- 

 folved in water. 



1. Held in folution in the waters of the ocean. 

 Muria marina, Syst. nat. xii. 3. />. 98. «. 1. 

 Muria marina. Wall. fyft. 2. p. 55. ??. 4. a, b. d. 

 Sal marinum. Cronft, m'ln, fefl^ 1 30. 



2. Held in fohuion in fait lakes. 

 Muria lacuilris. Cariheuf. win, 37. 



Sal matin, lacuum. V/alLfyjl. 2. p. 56. z?. 4. c, 



3. Held in folution in fait fprings. 



Muria fontana, Syst. nat. xii. 3. /, 984 «. 2, 

 Muria fontana. IVall. fyfi^ 2. /, 57. «. 5. 

 Sal fontanum, Cronji, 131. Wolderjd. min, 23, 



Found in the ocean, fait lakes, &c. and when evaporated gene* 

 rally coutains from 20 to 30 percent, of muriate of fda. 



montana. Fixed, decrepitating in the fire, dry, pure, producing 

 fulphate of foda when faturated with fulphuric acid. 

 Muria foifilis. Syft, nat. xii. 3. />. 98. n. 3. 

 Muria foifilis. WalL/yst. 2,/». 53, ». i. 

 Sal. montanum. Cronft. min. feii. 129. 

 Common fait, Sal gem. Kirivan mineral, i. f, 31. 

 Rock fait. SchmeiJJer miner, 2, p. 277. 

 Muriat of foda. ^ homfon chem» 2. />. 3 1 2. 



1. Cryftallized in cubes, Sonverby Brit. min. /* 22. 



2, Of a common form. 



Fibrous; 



Compaft. 



J. In a ftalaftitical form. 



Found in Britain, Poland.^ Hungary, Spain^ and various other 

 countries, fometimes forming vaft mafles and mountains : it 

 is found colourlefs, and of various ihades of grey, yellow, 

 red, blue, or brown ; it is frequently contaminated by a 

 mixture of muriate of lime, iiiuriate of magnefia, or other 



