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Table XI. Showing Solubilities of various Molluscs and Crustacea. 
Analysts— Young and Anderson. 
Temperature ° C. 
Exposure, in hours. 
Amount Soluble. 
In 
grammes 
CaC0 3 
per litre. 
In 
parts of 
SeaWater. 
One 
part in 
Mussels allowed to rot in water for 7 days, . 
17 
168 
0*3840 
2,617 
Lobsters „ „ 3 weeks, . 
10 
504 
1-0620 
966 
Shrimps ,, ,, 3 ,, 
10 
504 
1-0470 
980 
Schizopoda ,, ,, 3 ,, 
10 
504 
0*7820 
1,309 
Table XII. Showing Action of Winter Waters on Carbonate 
of Lime. 
d 
CG 
ss 
o 
,G 
Amount Soluble. 
Analyst— Anderson. 
<D 
1 
Fh 
<X> 
Ph 
S 
<D 
H 
.5 
<o 
s 
03 
o 
Pi 
X 
H 
In 
grammes 
CaC0 3 
per litre. 
In 
parts of 
SeaWater. 
One 
part in 
A winter water from the Baltic Sea, with 
density only 1005 "65, dissolved of powdered 
Oculina coronalis, ..... 
10 
18 
o-ono 
93,300 
A winter water from North Berwick shore did 
not dissolve any of the crystalline or coral 
forms of carbonate of lime. Another winter 
water from the North Sea did not dissolve 
any, nor did the water taken at Granton 
shore. But when a quantity of carbonic 
acid water was added to the North Berwick 
water (insufficient to destroy its alkaline 
character), it dissolved increasing quantities 
of coral, &c. , as — 
Powdered Oculina coronalis , .... 
10 
18 
0*0670 
15,300 
Globigerina ooze (whole), .... 
10 
18 
0-0075 
136,800 
30,200 
,, (powdered), .... 
10 
192 
0-0340 
