Index. 



183 



MINING LAW. 



In South Carolina 56-57 



In Florida 75, 78 



MIOCENE era 45 



MIXERS used in production of super- 

 phosphates 124 



MOISTURE in raw phosphates, Deter- 

 mination of 144 



MOLECULAR weierhts of substances 

 used in the fertilizer industry .. .171, 172 



NEGRO labor in Florida 83 



NEUTRAL phosphate of lime, Chemi- 

 cal composition of 107 



NITRE in sulphuric acid manufac- 

 ture 85, 92 



NITRIC ACID. 



In sulphuric acid manufacture 85 



Table 176 



NODULAR deposits of phosphate of 

 lime 45 



NORTH STAR mine, Canada, Descrip- 

 tion of the 30 



ORGANIC matter, Estimation of com- 

 bined water and, in phosphate an- 

 alysis... 144 



ORIGIN of phosphates 17,78 



OUTPUT OF 



Canadian apatite mines, 1877 to 1890. 43 

 Superphosphates in South Caro- 

 lina 60, 61 



OXIDES OF IRON AND ALUMINA. 

 Determination of, in South Carolina 



phosphates 150-153 



Estimated by Glaztr's method.. 152, 153 



OXYGEN in sulphuric acid manufact- 

 ure 85 



PACKING. 



Of Gay-Lussac Tower 95 



Of Glover tower 97 



PEACE RIVER, Florida, Phosphate 

 mines in 73 



PHENOLPHTHALEIN as an indicator... 167 



PHOSPHATES. 

 Action of sulphuric acid on insoluble 



varieties of 107, 108 



Alumina and iron, of 21, 139 



Amorphous and nodular, D eposits of 45 

 Analysis of, Chemicals required in. 178 

 Analysis of, Determinations to be 



made in 144 



Analysis of, Divergence in... 28, 139, 140 



Analysis of, Methods of 1 :8, 144, 154 



Analysis, Volumetric, of 157, 158 



Analytical list ot best known 20 



Analyzing, Selected methods of 



138, 144-154 



Assimilability of 18-2& 



Buying and selling, Contracts for. . . 



141, 142 

 Canadian 29, 42 



PHOSPHATES. 



Chamber acid reauired to decom- 

 pose, Table showing quantity of.. 110 

 Chemical composition of a sample 



of Florida 108 



Citrate soluble.... Ill, 112 



Combination of various bodies de- 

 termined in 154 



Commercial value of 25, 138, 149 



Composition of the principal 20 



Consumption of, World's approxi- 

 mate 138 



Contracts for buying and selling.... 



141, 142 



Cost of production of Florida 74-78 



Cost of production of South Caro- 

 lina.... 59-60 



Decomposition of, Table showing 

 quantity of chamber acid of any 



strength for 110 



Deposits of, in America 25 



Discovery of fertilizing value of 19 

 Discovery of mineral d oposits of 19 

 Disintegration of, in the factory.. 117- 123 



Disintegration of, in the soil 22 



Disintegration of, Liebig's theory of 22 

 Drying of, Methods of, in South 



Carolina 53, 54 



Farmer, Relative value of, to the .... 23 

 Florida, aee FLORIDA PHOSPHATE. 

 Fluorine in raw, Determination of. . 149 



Grinding, Methods of 117-123 



Iron and alumina, Determination of, 



in 150, 151, 152, 153 



Iron and alumina in Florida 151, 155 



" 21,139 



Iron in, Estimation of 151 



Liebig's theory on raw 22 



Lime in raw, Estimation of 153 



Location of deposits of 77 



Low-grade, Utilization of 128 



Magnesia in raw, Determination of, 154 



Mill, Frisbee-Lucop's 121 



Mill, Griffin's 118, 120 



Mill, Sturtevant's 117, 118 



Moisture in raw, Determination of. 14* 

 Nodular and amorphous, Deposits of. 45 

 Of lime, mineral, Action of sulphuric 



acid on 108 



Of lime, neutral, Chemical compo- 

 sition of 107 



Organic matter, Determination of 



combined water and, in raw 144 



Origin of 17 



Phosphoric anhydride in raw, De- 

 termination of 148 



Plants, Migration of, in 17 



Raw, used in various soils 23, 24 



Sampling, at the mines 142, 143 



before shipment 143,144 



Selling and buying, Contracts for.ltl. ti2 



