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TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
Ill. CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF MINERALS. 
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1.” Chemical Composition: tcc. esr ees. ote eee 16 
2. Chemical: Reactions; 22 fk. MEY a cn be, eee 81 
1. Trials in the Wet Way... 3) 3.0..2 4: eee 81 
2.. Trials with the Blowpipesscsce= .... 2 eee 82 
IV. DESCRIPTIONS OF MINERALS. 
1. Classification woco..0%5 6. Ro eee eee 6 ee ee eee 91 
9. General Remarks on Ores.:. |... -.......... ee 92 
J. MINERALS CONSISTING OF THE ACIDIC ELEMENTS. 
1. Sulphur ‘Group... ss). 06 cif ee esse ao eee ce ee 94 
2: Boron Group... eee ha has e's boc oe ee 97 
o. Arsenic Group... i. 5 sis sss weed ee he eee eee ee 98 
4. Carbon Group). sc. osm, eats oc ke = Go Sa ee oe en eee » £02 
I]. MINERALS CONSISTING OF THE BASIc ELEMENTS WITH 
OR WITHOUT ACIDIC—THE SILICATES EXCLUDED. 
GOld Sosy sos eka SS as Beeps oe toate elaed etree eee 109 
Silver and its ‘Compounds: 3... <0... e200. aso ee aoe eee 126 
Platinum, Iridium, Ruthenium............ sue tye eee 124 
Palla@iama 22 ba. ccc see cs dee ote pieie bees secant Aa ee 127 
Mereury and its Compounds... 0... 52.0). on ee ee 128 
Copper and its Compounds... 0. 6... Jeo. so 130 
iheadsand its Compoundsan-sonecte comin eee ee ageiss ) Gee 145 
Zine and its Compounds... 2.3.5 .0.. ¢2c ect) oe ee ee 154 
Cadmium, Times 2: oc2 a8 pkee tds os, 3 sgn sober eis eee 159 
Compounds of Titanium: - 3. lee nee ele oie eee ee 162 
Cobalt and Nickel and their Compounds.................... 163 
Urantum and its Compounds (32.5 cess er oe Sener 169 
Iron and its Compounds). 24a.) en eo eee eee eee 171 
Manganese and its Compounds...........-...-+....... fee ass 
Compounds of Aluminum: .: tea. See eee 192 
Compounds of Cerium, Yttrium, Erbium, Lanthanum and 
Did yams ).S 08 Le eee eee pee eee 20m 
Compounds, of Magnesium. 2.) 2.cc acfeey eee tere 204 
Compounds of Calemmm ..'45./2 7470-2 ene eect ie eee eee 207 
Compounds of Barium and Sfesonar ania wd tialed 5% bos sea eee 220 
Compounds of Potassium and Sodium... .................. 223 
Compounds of Ammonium 325 5c eee eerie tee ene nee 2380 
Compounds of Hydrogens! foc hess) acme Aste ss eee 231 
