620 



GENERAL INDEX. 



110 

 113 



274 

 404 



220 

 116 

 117 



235 



402 



Athens. 



Silver mines {see Mt. Laurion, 

 Mines o£). 

 Atramentum Sutoyium [see also Vitriol) 572 ; 



Atramentum Sutoyium candidum 



AtyamentutK Sutoyium rubnitn 274; 



Auyichalcum 409; 



Auyipigmeyitum {see Orpiraent). 



Azure 1; 109; 



An indication of copper 



An indication of gold 



Colour of flame 



AzuRiTE 109; 220: 



Babel, Tower of 682 



Babylonia. 



Bitumen in .'382 



Use of lead 391 



Babytace. 



Gold buried by inhabitants 9; 15 



Baebelo 42; 42 



Balances 224; 264—265 



Barite 115 



Barmaster, of High Peak 77 



Bars, for Furn.^ce Work 382 



Baskets, FOR Hoisting 153 



Batea 156 



Beer 230; 220 



Bell, TO call Workmen 100 



Bellows 362—373; 419 



Ancient use of 354; 355; 362 



Assay furnace 226; 245 



Mine ventilation with 207—210 



Beni Hassen, Inscriptions at 586 



Berg-geel HI 



Bergmeister ... 33; 81; 95; 77; 77; 78 

 92—93 



Deals with forfeited shares 



Jurors 



Bf.rgmeister's Clerk 



Beygzinobey {see Quicksilver). 

 Bermius (Bermium), Mt. {see Mt. 



Bermius). 

 Bismuth 433; 354 



Assaying ores of 



Indication of silver 



Minerals 2 



Smelting of 433—437 



The " roof of silver " 117 



Zciffye 



Bitumen. 



Ancient knowledge of 220 ; 581—582 



Colour of fumes 



Dead Sea 



Distillation 



From springs 



Harmful to metals 



Roasting from ore 273; 276 



Solidifiej juice 1 



Bitnminosa cadmia (see Cadmia 

 hituminosa) . 



Blast, Regulation OF 380; 386 



Blasting 119 



Blende 113 



95; 78 



Bl 



HI ; 



420 



Bloodstone 



Bloom 



Bluistein {see Ironstone). 

 Bohemia. 



Antimony sulphide 428 



Pestilential vapours 216 



Sifting ore in 293 



Smelting 384 



BoNE-.ASH 230; 466 



Borax 560; 221; 110 



Method of manufacture 560 



Use in gold smelting 444; 457; 464 



Use in assaying 245; 246 



BORNITE 109 



Boundary Stones 87; 129 



Boundaries 77; 147 



Bowls for Alluvial Washing 



322; 324; 334; 336 



Rr.-vss 410; 3.i4; 2 



Ancient methods of making 404 — 4')5 ; 112 



Breaking Ore 117 — 119 



Brick Dust. 



Used in cementation 454; 454 



Used in making nitric acid 440 



Brine {see also Salt). 



Evaporation of 547 — 548 



Britain. 



I.ead-silver smelting 392 



Miners mentioned by Pliny 83 



Tin trade 411-413 



British Museum. 



Egyptian gold-mining 399 



Egyptian lead 390 



Egyptian steel 402 



Bromyrite 109 



Bronze. 



Historical notes 411; 402; 354 



Bronze -Age 355; 402; 411 



Bryle (Outcrop) 101 



Buckets, for Hoisting Ore 153 — 154; 157 



BuDDLE 281; 282; 267 



Divided 302—303 



Simple 300—302; 312—315 



Bullion, Pouring into Bars 382 



Burning Ore 231; 273; 267 



Burnt Alum 233; 565; 221 



Cad}i 



{see also Zinc, Pompholyy, 

 and Cobalt) 542; 542; 112—113 



410 

 394 



276 

 410 



113 



.Ancient ore of brass 



From dust chambers 



From liquation 539. 



From roasting matte 349 



Poisonous to miners 214; 214 



Roasting 



Smelting for gold and silver 



Cadmia bitnminosa 276; 273 



Cadmia foynacis {see Furnace Accre- 

 tions) . 

 Cadmia fossilis {see Calamine and 

 Blende). 



CadyniafnetuUica {see also Coh^\t) 403; 113 



Caeyulenm {see Azure). 



Cakes of Melted Pyrites 379 ; 222 



A flux 234 



Roasting of 349 — 351 



Use in smelting 379 



Calaem {see also Zinc) 409 



Calamine 112; 113; 409; 410 



Calcite 114 



Calcspar 116; 114 



Caldayijtm CoTFER 512; 542; 404; 511 



Caldrons, for Evaporating Salts 548 



Calmei {see Calamine). 



Camf:ros. 



Zinc found at 409 



Camphor 238; 238; 221 



Cam-shaft 282—283; 267 



Caiiaies (Ore Channels) 43; 46; 47 



Ore shoots in 117 



Cannon 11 



Cardinal Points 57; 58 



Carnelian 114 



Cayneol {see Carnelian). 



Cay. 



Cupellation 483 



Smelting of lead ores 390 



Carpathian Mountains. 



Liquation practice in 540; 544 



Sieves 289 



Stamp-milling 319 



Carthage. 



Mines in Spain 27 



Castulo (Cazlona) 42 



Cementation {see also Parting Gold 



from Silver) 453—457; 453; 458 



Centumpondium 616; 242; 509 



Scale of weights 260—261 



Ceragurite 109 



Cerussa {see White-lead). 



Cerussite 110 



Chain Pumps 171—175 



Chalcanthite 110 



Chalcanthum {see also Y\t-no\) 109; 672 



