Published monthly by the 



University of the State of New York 



SEPTEMBER 1902 



New York State Museum 



Frederick J. H. Merrill Director 

 Bulletin 58 

 MINERALOGY 2 



GUIDE TO THE 



MINERALOGIC COLLECTIONS 



OF THE 



NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



BY 



HERBERT P. WHITLOCK C.E. 



PAGE 



Preface 3 



Part 1 General properties of 



minerals 4 



Introductory definitions 4 



Part 2 Description of mineral 



species 47 



Native elements 47 



Nonmetals 47 



Semimetals 49 



Metals 49 



Sulfids, selenids, tellurids, arsenids, 



antimonids 51 



Sulfids, etc. of the semimetals ... 51 



Sulfids, etc. of the metals 52 



Sulfo- salts 61 



Sulfarsenites, sulfantimonites, etc.. 61 



Haloids 63 



Chlorids, bromids, ioclids, fluorids. 63 



Oxids 66 



Oxid of silicon 66 



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Oxids of metals 69 



Oxygen salts 79 



Carbonates 79 



Silicates 87 



Niobates, tantalates.. 116 



Phosphates, arsenates, vanadates, 



antimonates 117 



Borates 122 



Uranates 123 



Sulfates, chromates, etc 124 



Hydrocarbon compounds 129 



Meteorites 131 



Appendix 



Glossary of crystallographic terms. 132 



List of elements 135 



Mineral collection of the New York 



State Museum 136 



Bibliography 139 



General index 141 



Index to mineral species 144 



