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semi-transparent grains in the Richmond stone, and still more 
sparingly in that of Bishopville. H.=5-5. It fuses partialky be- 
fore the blowpipe on charcoal, at the same time turning black. 
With borax it dissolves into a diate anita glass. It does 
not contain phosphoric acid. 
17. Sphenomite, (Shepard. \—Thus named from its resem- . 
blance to sphene. It occurs in brownish-grey (with a tinge of 
yellow,) thin, tabular crystals. H.=5-5. Implanted on crystals 
of black pyroxene, and associated with anorthite in the Juvenas 
stone. Before the blowpipe, it fuses readily into a black glass, 
which is magnetic. It dissolves in- borax with effervescence, 
presenting the reaction of sphene. It is soluble in nitric acid, 
_ with the exception of a heavy white powder, insoluble in ammo- 
nia. ‘The solution contained silicic acid and lime. 
18. Dyslytite, (Shepard.)—Named from dvoivtos, insoluble. 
It is a blackish-brown powder, which is brought to view by the 
action of acids, in the greater number of meteoric irons,—being 
present in them in proportions, varying from 0:25 to 2:25 p.c. It © 
consists, according to Brerzexius, of a phesphaget of iron, nick- 
el, and magnesium.* 
19. Mica.—F ound, in a single instance, in small, brownish- 
grey, pearly, scales, attached to a mass of nickeliferous iron bs 8 
ing 54 grs., from the meteoric stone of Weston. 
20. Lodolite, (Shepard.)—Named from w<dxe¢, violet-colored, on 
account of its violet color. Massive; in angular, somewhat roun- 
ded grains, (the largest 1th of an ‘sick in diameter.) ‘Three sets 
of cleavages, whose relations to one another are not clearly to be 
made out. Color, pale smalt-blue. Lustre, vitreous: semi-trans- 
parent: brittle. H.=5-5...6-0. Before the blowpipe, it fuses 
easily and attended with ebullition, into a blebby, colorless glass, 
which while warm, retains a pale amethystine tinge. With bo- 
rax, it dissolves slowly into a perfectly colorless and transparent 
globule. It does not act ‘upon clean iron wire, when heated in 
powder with boric acid. In the state of powder, it was slightly 
acted upon by hydrochloric acid. Ammonia threw down silica 
from the solution, which however did not appear to retain either 
* Whether the silicon I have found in this insoluble residue in the Asheville a 
forms an ingredient in the present caer or sma toan indopeadeot compound, 
Fm uae a pee maior yes 
