Reprinted from the Quarterly Journal of the Chemical Society. 



ON THE COMPOSITION 



OP 



PURTON SALINE WATER. 

 BY AUGUSTUS VOELCKER, PH. D. 



(PKOFESSOB OF CHEMISTRY IN THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, CIRENCESTER. ) 



NOTICING that Dr. No ad intends reading on the 17th December, 

 I860, a paper on the analysis of Purton saline water, I beg like- 

 wise to communicate an analysis of that water, which I made 

 for the proprietor in October, 1859. 



The following are the direct results of the analysis. An imperial 

 gallon contains : 



Grains. 



Organic matter and water of combination (being loss 



obtained on heating residue, dried at 320F) 8-750 



Lime . . . . . . . . , . 34-536 



Magnesia . . . . . . . . .. 25*736 



Oxides of iron and alumina, with traces of phosporic 



acid .. .. .. .. .. -280 



Potash .. .. .. .. .. 20-707 



Soda .. .. ....' .. .. 49-006 



Chloride of sodium . . . . . . . . 34-297 



Sulphuric acid . . . . . . . . 165-074 



Soluble silica .. .. .. .. 1-280 



Iodine . . . . . . . . . . 0-056 



Bromine . . . . . . . . . . -080 



Carbonic acid . . . . . . . . 33-090 



Sulphuretted hydrogen . . . . . . traces 



Specific gravity of water .. .. .. 1-0045 



