MINERALS FROM NEW CALEDONIA, 233 
No. 1. Light green coloured specimens, showing poe: 
; from the Bel Air Mine, Ouailou, East Coast 
Snare 
a. Cc. d, 
Water lost at 100° C 10°01 10" oe 12°38 14°47 
Combined water at 
red heat 8°82 7°81 (by diff) 6°77 
CA... 48°90 48°25 49°36 44°96 
pooner ‘igaeages te 17 56 
umina : : 
Tron sesquioxide ... trace 55 traces 56 
Nickel protoxide ... 14°85 14°60 18°75 14°62 
Magnesia... pate | ie’ 16°40 17°03 17°43 
99-60 Leibius 99°57 Ramiele 99°37 
In } ¢ and d the first portion of the water was driven off at 
105°C. instead of at 100°C. 
No. 2. A pale —— very tgagb, from the same large block. 
ils 
Water lost at 1 
Combined eat as ; 0-36 10: 37 (by difference) 
Sili = Ct 5 "85 "15 
trace ek 
0 PE toce ie rae trace 
Nickel protoxide... ... 11°50 10°20 
Magnesia ... we a eee 17°43 
99°13 Leibius 100°00 
No.3. A dark translucent prittle, botryoidalormammillated 
form from Boa ane page , Kanala. 
Water los 100° ey acct avg 
Co mbined, ye at red heat Sy eS 
Sili oo ee 
ina 85 
Tron sesqui ioxide .. we we ... brace 
Nickel tea ce ae cae! tee ee 
Magnesi De ea cca oe 
99°60 Leibius 
Another aii of this, but of a lighter colour, had the fol-. 
Water lost at 100° C. ie 
eee kes ae oe 
Silica soluble oe ‘70 
Alumina 
8°65 
8°95 
10 
Tron sesquioxide tee A on 
Nickel oxide (NiO) lines aoe 
Maa a 
99°89 
