82 C. A, Goessmann on the Chemistry of Brines. 
of chlorid of sodium, throughout its whole mass; in cases where 
the evaporation has been started with a brine like No. I above, 
it forms the basis of the whole saline deposit and gradually de- 
creases in yng toward the close of evaporation, or within 
the upper layer 
1 deem it as some interest, and therefore call attention here 
to the great resemblance in chemica composition of the saline 
liquid, No. v above, and some of the mineral waters me me 
as shown by T. S. Hunt's ees —— No. 
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ete the Sie chlorids of calcium ee congncelaaaal as 
may be seen from the following analyses of waters taken from 
the vicinity of Syracuse. 
hundred parts noribainst: 
B. @ 
Sulphate of lime, . F . 0°0058 0°0794 1°7000 | 
Chlorid of calcium, . 48200 6°1143 84800 
Chlorid of magnesium, . 0:9281 1°7844 0°7830 
Chlorid of potassium, . undet. undet. 0°3530 
Chlorid of sodium, 15°2288 8°7263 9°2430 
Carbonate of iron, etc., . . traces traces undet.§ 
Water, . : i . 79°0 83°3 979°441 
100°0000 1000000 1000-0000 — 
* eee ey coe Oy oF soe ee es 
Chlorid of sodium, 
plata - - - - - 
calcium, - - . - - - 9°2050 
ahs  - = et 94848 
Bromia of f sodium, = . t ry . : 
r f lime, 
Table L eae ‘hese; this Journal, I, xl, 44, Juke, task 
+ oe - Hant, (loe. cit.), 
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