Notice of Eremite. 



341 



G. The precipitate not taken up by the solution of sulphate of 

 potassa, F, was treated with hydrosulphate of ammonia and then with 

 dilute hydrochloric acid. The hydrochloric solution was treated 

 with solution of potassa and the precipitate ignited. Its color was 

 greyish white, without a tinge of red. It weighed 0-03 gramme. 



The foregoing results do not enable me to rely with confidence 

 on the proportion of any ingredient except the columbic acid. The 

 other principles I regard only as having been ascertained approxi- 

 matively. 



Columbic acid, ...... 75*70 



Lime, . . . . . . . . 14*84 



Tungstic acid, ^ 



Yttria, S- . . ... 7*42 



Protoxide of uranium, ) 



Moisture, . , 2*04 



Charleston, Feb. 10, 1837. 



Art. XVII. — Notice of Eremite, a new Mineral Species ; by 

 Charles Upham Shepard, M. D., Professor of Chemistry in 

 the Medical College of the State of South Carolina. 



Primary form. Right oblique-angled prism. M on T= 140°3O^ 

 Secondary form. 



M on T . 1 40^30' 



PonM,orPonT 90 00 



92 10 

 149 20 



Monf 



n 



ra 



b 



Ponl 



m 



b 



V 



v' 



Ton o 



130 20 

 125 20 

 150 50 



138 45 

 127 10 



139 30 

 132 15 

 136 25 

 117 40 



83 45 



Tonl' 



V 



V 



f on b 



// 



bon V 

 b on 1 



v' 



v' 



m on n 



o 



1 on V 

 c on o 



96° 15' 

 118 30 

 118 30 

 143 8 

 118 17 

 140 26 



140 40 



141 16 

 106 20 



160 35 

 152 45 

 156 10 



161 10 

 151 35 



Fracture conchoidal to uneven. Surface of the planes smooth 

 and brilliant, T, M and b surpassing the rest. 



Lustre resinous to vitreous. Color between clove and yellowish 

 brown. Semi-transparent. Streak resembles color, but paler. 



Brittle. Hardness=5*...5*5. Sp. Gr. =3*714. 



