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Tabular View of an Arrangement of Minerals, founded on 

 Physical and Chemical Characters. By R. J. 



CLASS I. M. 



AcEOGENOUS Minerals {Haidinger) 

 Minerals that occur chiefly on the surface of the Earth or 



soil. 



Characters of the Class. — If solid, is sapid. Specific gravity 



less than 38. 



Order 1. — GAS. Genera. 1. — Hydrogen Gas, &c. 

 Order 2.— WATER. Genera. 1.— Sea Water, &c. 

 Order 3. — ACIDS. Genera. 1. — Boracic Acid, &c. 

 Order 4. — SALT. Genera. 1. — Natron, or Carbonate 

 of Soda, &c. 



CLASS IL M. 



Geogenous Minerals. H. 



Minerals of which the known solid part of the Earth is 

 chiefly composed. 



Characters of the Class. — Specific gravity more than IS. 

 Tasteless. 



Subclass I.— HALOIDAL MINERALS. 



Tasteless compounds of Earths and Acids, and Tasteless 

 compounds of Metals and Acids. 



Order 1. — HALLITE. Tasteless compounds of Earths and 



Acids. 



* KuphalUte. Light, Tasteless, Saline Minerals. 



Genera. 1. Gypsum. 2. Anhydrite. 3. Calc-Spar. 4. Fluor. 

 5. Apatite. 6. Alumstone. 7. Wavellite. 8. Cryolite. 



** Barallite. Heavy, Tasteless, Saline Minerals. 



Genera. \. ][oavy-Spar, including Barytic Spars, and Strontiani- 

 tic Spars. 



