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the Dead Sea and the River Jordan, 
Muriat of lime 
Muriat of magnesia 
Muriat of soda 
Selenite 
Salts. Acid. 
5,88 grains 2,89 grains. 
*5.37 = 8,61 
55.54 = 7.15 
0.08 - - 
36,87 18,65 
And consequently the proportions of these salts in 100 grains 
of the water would be : 
Grains. 
Muriat of lime - 3,920 
Muriat of magnesia - - 10,246 
Muriat of soda - 10,360 
Sulphat of lime - 0,054 
24,580 
The coincidence of these results with those of the former 
analysis was such as I could scarcely have expected to increase 
by further trials. The last statement, however, I consider as 
the most accurate of the two. 
It may therefore be stated in general terms, that the Dead- 
Sea water contains about one fourth of its weight of salts sup- 
posed in a state of perfect desiccation ; whilst, as I observed 
before, if these salts be only desiccated at the temperature of 
180°, they will amount to 41 per cent, of the water. This great 
difference between the two states of desiccation depends on 
the great affinity which muriats, particularly that of magnesia, 
have for water. Muriat of soda is scarcely at all concerned in 
this difference: for I found, not without surprize, that 100 
grains of artifical cubic crystals of muriat of soda, bang fused 
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