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CLASS II. — Alkaline Bases. 

 Genus. Symbols. 



I. Ammonia. Am 



II. Potash. K 



III. Soda. N 



IV. Lithia. L 



V. Barytes. Br 



VI. Strontian. Str 



VII. Lime. Cal 



VIII. Magnesia. Mg 



IX. Alumina. Al 



1. Pure, or combined with 



bases, 7 species. 



2. Simple salts, 24 species. 



3. Double anhydrous salts, 39 



species. 



4. Do. do. soluble in 



water, 3 species. 



5. Do. do insoluble, 



4 species. 



6. Double hydrous silicates, or 



zeolites, 39 species. 



7. Triple aluminous salts, 15 



species. 



8. Quadruple salts. 



X. Glucina. G. 



XI. Yttria. Y 



XII. Cerium. Cr 



Protoxide of cerium, cr 

 Peroxide of „ cr 



XIII. Zirconia. Zr 



XIV. Thorina. Th 



XV. Iron. F 



Protoxide of iron, f 

 Peroxide of „ 



1 . Uncombined, or united to a 



simple substance. 



2. a, Oxygen salts. 



b, Double oxygen salts. 



c, Triple oxygen salts. 



3. Sulphur salts. 



XVI. Manganese. Mn 

 Protoxide of do. mn 

 Sesquioxide of do. mn 

 Binoxide of do. mn 



1 . Combined with simple bodies 



2. Oxygen salts. 



XVII. Nickel. Nk 

 Oxide of nickel, nk 



XVIII. Cobalt. Cb 

 Oxide of cobalt, cb 



XIX. Zinc. Z 



Oxide of zinc, zn 



XX. Lead. PI 



Protoxide of lead, pl 

 Peroxide of lead. pl 



XXI. Tin. Sta 

 Oxide of tin. sta 



XXII. Bismuth. Bs 

 Oxide of bismuth, bs 



XXIII. Copper. Cp 



Red oxide of copper, cp 

 Black oxide of copper, cp 



XXIV. Mercury. H 



XXV. Silver. Ag 



XXVI. Uranium. Ur 

 Protoxide of uranium, ur 

 Peroxide of „ ur 



XXVII. Palladium. Pal 



CLASS III.— Neutral Bases 



1. Gold. Au 



2. Platinum. Pit 



3. Iridium. I 



Of the 509 Species (by far the most complete Mineral List hitherto 

 presented to the world) described under these heads, there are above 

 50 Species entirely new, which have been first analysed in the labo- 

 These are : 



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 ratory at Glasgow. 



