312 SALTS. 67. Muria. 
67. MURIA. Of a fait tafte : eafily foluble 
water and the folution not made turbid by foda: 
not cfFervefcing with diluted acids, but 
vefcing and ernitting grey ill-favoured luffocat' 
ing vapours jn ftrong hot fulphuric acids! 
changing nitrous acid into the nitromuriatiC 
acid, 
0juatica, Fixed, decrepitating when heated, of a cubic form, 
folved in water. 
1. Held in folution in the waters of the ocean, 
Muria marina. Syst. nat. xii. 3. f. 98. n. i. 
Muria marina. Wall./yji. 2. p. 55. n. 4. a, b. d, 
Sal marinum. Cron/t. miit. fiS, 1 30. 
2. Held in folution in fait lakes. 
Muria lacullris. Cartheuf. min, 37. 
Sal matin, lacuum. 2. p, 56. 4. c, 
3. Held in folution in fait fprings. 
Muria fontana. Syst, nat. xii. 3. p. 98. ». 2. 
Muria fontana. Wall. fyft. 2. p, 57. n. 5. 
Sal fontanuni, Cronfi. 131, Wolderjd. min. 23. 
Found in the ocean, fait lakes, &c. and when evaporated gene* 
rally contains from 20 to 30 per cent, of muriate of fda. 
montana. Fixed, decrepitating in the fire, dry, ptire, producing 
fulphate of foda when faturated with fulphuric ?icid. 
Muria follilis. Syft. nat. xii. 3. p. 98. n. 3. 
Muria foflilis. WalL/yst. 2, 53. a. i. 
Sal. montanum. Cron/t. min. feS. 129. 
Common fait, Sal gem. Kirwan mineral. 2. p, 31, 
Rock fait. Schmtijfer miner, 2. p. 277. 
Muriat of foda. ’I homfon them, z. p.'^iz. 
1. Cryftallized in cubes. Ssrwerhy Brit, min, t, 22. 
2. Of a common form. 
Fibrous; 
Compaft. 
3. In a llalaflitical form. 
Found in Britain, Poland, Hungary, Spain, and various 
countries, fometimes forming vaft mafies and mountains; 
is found colourlefs, and of various fhades of grey, yello"'’ 
red, blue, or brown ; it is frequently contaminated bf 
, mixture of muriate of lime, muriate of magnefia, or otb? 
