198 JUPJNITE. 



trary, asserts that Junckerite has the same 

 form as Spathic Iron, and that the so-called 

 octahedron in which it occurs arises from 

 the truncation of an acute rhombohedron. 

 Lustre of rhombohedral planes somewhat 

 lustrous and convex, the basal planes rough 

 and dim. Transparent. S.G. 3-815. 



Locality. Poullaouen, in Brittany. 



Name. After Juncker, director of the 

 mine of Poullaouen. 



JuRiNiTjE, Soret. See Bkookite. 



K. 



Kakochlor, Breithavpt. A variety of 

 Earthy Cobalt. 



Kalait. See Tukquois. 



Kalamit. See Calamite. 



Kali Alaun. See Potash-alum. 



Kali Salzsaueks. See Sylvine. 



Kali-sulpuat, Naumann. See Glase- 



EITE. 



Kaliphite, Ivanhow. A mixture of 

 brown iron- ore, oxide of manganese, and. 

 silicate of zinc with lime, from Hungary. 



Kalisalpeter. See Nitre. 



Kalk, German for lime. 



Kalk-malachit, Zincken. A hydrous 

 carbonate of copper, mixed with some car- 

 bonate and sulphate of lime and iron. It 

 occurs massive, reniform, and botryoidal, 

 \7ith a fibrous and foliated structure. Colour 

 verdigris-green. Lustre silky. H. 2-5. 



Locality. Lauterberg, in the Harz. 



Kalk-mesotype. See Scolecite. 



Kalksalpetee, Hausmarm. SeeXiTRO- 



CALCITE. 



Kalk- sinter, Werner. See Calc Sinter. 



Kalkspath. German. See Calc Spar. 



Kalksteix, Werner. Lijiestone. 



KALK-TaFF, Werner. Calcareous Tufa. 



Kalkvolborthite. a variety of Vol- 

 borthiie. containing a large quantity of lime, 

 found with Psilomelane, at Friedrichsrode. 

 Colour siskin-green to greenish-grey. S.G. 

 3-495. 



Kalkuranite, G. Rose, Naumann. Au- 

 tunite. 



Kallait, Hausmann. See Turquois. 



Kallochrom, Hausmann. See Crocoi- 



SITE. 



Kalomel, Haidinger. See CxVlomel. 



Kalzedon. Chalcedony; which see. 



KaMMERERIT, Kenngott; OR Iwemmere- 

 rite, Nordenskiold. A variety of Kipido- 

 lite, coloured red by chromic acid. It oc- 

 curs foliated and massive, or granular; also 

 in hexagonal prisms, of a reddish-violet 

 colour. Lustre pearly. Translucent. Feels 



kaneite. 



greasy. Cleavage basal, perfect. 

 Flexible. H. 1-5 to 2-0. S.G. 2-7 



sectile. 



nalysis, by S7nith 8r Brush : 





Silica .... 



. 3330 



Alumina 



. 10-50 



Oxide of chrome . 



. 4-67 



Peroxide of iron . 



. 1-10 



Magnesia . 



. 30-08 



Potash, soda. 



. 0-35 



Water .... 



. 13-25 



99-75 



BB exfoliates, and fuses at the edges 

 only. 



Localities. — British. Foliated and gran- 

 ular, also crystallized in small hexagonal 

 plates, at Haroldswick, in Unst, one of the 

 Shetlands, occasionally associated with chro- 

 mate of iron and crystallized Talc. — Foreign. 

 Bissersk, in Siberia, with chromic iron ; at 

 Texas, Lancaster co., Pennsylvania, with 

 chromic iron, in Serpentine. 



Name. After M. Kgsmmerer, mineralogist. 



Brit. Mus., Case 25. 



Kamjikies. Cockscomb Pyrites ; a va- 

 rity of Marcasite. 



Kampylite, Breithaupt. A variety of 

 Mimetite. It is found in large quantities 

 crystallized, of various colours, yellowish to 

 brown and brownish-red, at Drygill, in 

 Cumberland. It also occurs at Badenweiler, 

 and at Johanngeorgenstadt, in Saxony. 



Analysis, from Cumberland, by Rammels- 

 berg : 



Chlorine 

 Lead . 



Oxide of lead 

 Lime . 

 Arsenic acid . 

 Phosphoric acid 



. 2-41 

 . 7-04 

 . 68-89 

 . 0-50 

 . 18-47 

 . 3-34 



100-65 



Name. Derived from xa.f/.rtdxo? ^ curved, in 

 allusion to the barrel-shaped form of the 

 crystals. 



M. P. G. Wall-case 45, on Principal 

 Floor (British). 



Kand or Cand. A term applied by Cor- 

 nish miners to Fluor. 



Kaneelstein, Werner. See CiNNAaiow 

 Stone. 



Kaneite, Haidinger. Occurs in botry- 

 oidal masses with a foliated or granular 

 structure. Colour greyish-white, with a 

 black tarnish. Opaque. Lustre metallic- 

 brilliant, like some varieties of Grey Copper. 

 Very brittle. Fracture fine-grained, uneven. 

 H. 5. S.G. 5-55. 



