TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Chap. I. — General Characteristics of Minerals, 



Chap. II. — Crystallography : or the Structure or Minerals 

 Fundamental forms of crystals, 

 Cleavage, .... 

 Secondary forms, . . • 



Compound crystals, . . • 



Dimorphism, . . • 



Irregularities of crystals, . • 



Measuring angles of crystals, 

 Massive minerals, . . • 



Columnar structure, 



Lamellar and granular structure, 

 Pseudomorphous crystals. 



Chap. III. — Physical Properties of Minerals 

 Luster, .... 



Color, .... 



Piaphaneity, — Refraction, and Polarization, 

 Phosphorescence, . . 



Electricity and Magnetism, . 

 Specific gravity, 



Hardness, .... 

 State of aggregation — Fracture, 

 Taste— Odor* 



Chap. IV. — Chemical Properties of Minerals, 

 Action of acids, 

 Blowpipe, .... 



Chap. V. — Classification of Minerals, 



Chap. VI. — Description of Minerals, . 



1. Gases, .... 



2. Water, .... 



3. Carbon and compounds of carbon, 



4. Sulphur, ...» 



5. Haloid minerals, . . 



1. Ammonia, . , , 



2. Potassa, . . . 



3. Soda, . . . 



4. Baryta, . . . 



5. Strontia, . . . 



6. Lime, . , . 



7. Magnesia . . , 



8. Alumina, . . . 



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