ee ee a ee ee a Se Pe 
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he iron is not passive, though very easily rendered so by 
nitric acid. It reduces copper rather slowly -from the sulphate, 
‘and if the whole surface be covered by the latter metal and 
then washed under a stream of — rubbing * poke with the 
hand or a cloth, a part of the copper comes ; off ry easily, 
leaving the remainder firmly attached and feprod sett very 
beautifully the Widmannstiittian figures ; obviously a case of 
galvanic deposition, the Schreibersite pee the electro-negative 
solid and receiving the coating of coppe 
y the rolonged action of acid Mole sate white lamine of 
Schreibersite are “brought into view, which if completely de- 
tached are found to be flexible and strongly magnetic. 
The following are the results of chemical analysis. 
Nor1:; No. 2. No. 3. 
ON eee. 88°706 88°365 89°007 
Deke oo 10163 10°242 9964 
tO SR ee Ee oe 396 “428 "387 
OPUOR oe 6255S “003 “004 *003 
Rs 002 002 00 
Man ganese, ....... trace ne ce trace 
Phosphorus, ee "341 "362 "375 
pee ‘019 008 026 
Chloring, een ce 003 002 004 
