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Ripertisil. Mictoosess eve 
Descriptions of the species in the order of the. Soregoing ar- 
rangement.—Such of the species as are common to eavepecmebich 
will be ate over with sian descriptions. 
" Siege Acid, —This gas is freely evolved from a major- 
ity of meteoric stones, at the time of their descent. .A fresh frac- 
ture or slight friction davelops. its odor, very perceptibly, in the 
Bishopville (S. C.).stone 
2. Epsom Salt. _-This is dissoingl out by water from the 
Alais stone, (Berzextus,) as also from that of Bishopville. 
3. Glauber’s Salt.—Dissolved out from the Bishopville stone. 
4: Vitriolic Nickel—Dissolved out fromthe Alais stone in 
small quantity, (Berze.is. ) 
opperas.—Dissolved from pyritic masses of Cocke Co., 
Tenn. iron. 
6. Hyposulphite ait Soda.—Dissolved froth the Bishopville 
apna 
a aesrontiphite of M agnesia. ns Dieealeed from the Bishopville 
. Chloride of Tron.—Dissolved from the Claihdme: iron, (Jacx- 
SON ay and from Asheville (N. C.) iro 
9. Chloride of Nickel. — Dissolved from the Claiborne iron, 
+ eas ) 
10. Chloride of Cobalt. Contained i in red rain which fell during 
an hour at Blankenberg, Pays Bas., Nov, 2d, 1819, (MM. 
Meyer and Sroopr.*) 
AL. Chloride of Calcium.—Dissolved out from the Bishopville 
stone. 
12. Chloride of Sodiuim. —Found in the Stamnern stone, 
(Scurerrn. 
AB. aaa of Magnesium. —Dissolved out from the Bao 
nrer Soluble Silica. Tieaplvel. out from the Bishopville stone. 
15. Apatite ?—In small, yellowish-green, transparent grains, 
(H=5-0,) found in the Richmond stone. 
16. Apatoid, ( Shepard. )—Thus named from its resemblance 
to apatite, It occurs in very minute quantity, in small, yellow, 
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* Jour. de Phys., tv Ixi, p. 469. 
t Chladni, isi oS enats meteore, Wien 1819, p- 46. 
