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1, pure or "Native Sulphur/' massive, or in 

 acute octahedral crystals, H. = 1-5 25, sp. 

 gr. = 2-072, yellow, lustre resinous, brittle, 

 found in volcanic regions, also in beds of 

 gypsum ; 2, as binoxide or " Sulphurous acid/' 

 gaseous, colourless, sp. gr. 2'222, destroys 

 colour, evolved from active volcanoes ; 3, as 

 hydrated teroxide or " Sulphuric acid/' liquid, 

 colourless, extreme!} 7 acid, sp. gr. TS5 1-86, 

 occurs in a diluted state in some volcanic 

 districts. Symb. S. 



3. FAMILY. Seleniides. Minerals containing Sele- 

 nium or its compounds. Occurs native in sub- 

 metallic incrustations, grayish- or brownish- 

 black, sp. gr. = 4-3, with metals it forms 

 " Seleniurets." Compounds of this metalloid 

 when heated, give off an odour resembling 

 that of horse-radish. Symb. Se. 



4. FAMILY. Fluoriniides. Minerals containing 



chiefly compounds of Fluorine. Occur in com- 

 bination with metals forming " Fluorides/' 

 Symb. F. 



5. FAMILY. Chloriniides. Minerals containing 



principally compounds of Chlorine. Occur 

 with Hydrogen as " Hydrochloric acid/' or 

 with metals forming chlorides. Symb. CL 



6. FAMILY. Brominiides. Mineral substances con- 



taining principally compounds of Bromine. 

 Occur with metals as " Bromides," in various 

 waters, as in the Dead Sea, and in salt water. 

 Symb. Br. 



