214 SALTS. 67. Muria. 
generally of a yellowilh-grey, apple-green or brownidi-blac^ 
colour : it dillblves in about three times its fheight of water) 
and when fluwly evaporated forms flexible fpicules connefl^'^ 
together like the web of a feather: fpecific gravity 
contains acid 42.75. ammonia 25,00, water 32,25. Kir’waH- 
Jjarytes, Fixed, decripitating in the lire, of an acrid aflringent 
taftc, precipitating fiilphate of barytes -when dropt 
into a weak watery folution of fulphuric acid. 
Muriated Barytes Kir-Txian minerul. 2., p. 34. 
Munat of Barytes, ^boniicit chem 2,71.309. 
Found in feipe mineral w.tt''rs of Snuedeii. and v.'heti evaporated 
forms 4 fided prifms wliofe bafe-. are fguarrs, or tables, ft ** 
fometimes iifcd ii. Icrofulous affeflions in dofes of from 5 
to 20 drops ; but much precaution is nectflary in its exh'bi' 
tion as, like all other barytic falts, it is poifonous. Specify 
gravity 2,8527. contains, in a Hate of cryftallization, acj® 
20. barytes 64. water 16. When dried it contains acid 
23,8, barytes 76,2, Kini;aii. 
tUcKiiana. Of a fharp penetrating tafle, when lieated undergoing ® 
watery fiifion, and afterwards becoming a white pow- 
der, precipitated from its watery folution by muriatic 
acid. 
Munat nf Strontian. Ihom/oti chem. 2. p, 320. 
Perhaps never found naturally cninhined, but is prepared by 
difiblving carbonate of llroniian 111 muriatic acid; itscryfla'’ 
are long {lender 6 fided prifms which are foluble in two par'® 
of water, and alfo in alcohol, to whofe flame they give * 
purp'e tinge: fpecific gravity 1,4402. contains acid 23 A 
flrontian 36,4. water 40,0. Bergman. 
-.Jearea, Of a bitter taftc, fwelling and melting and lofing its watef 
of cryftal ization in heat, and after having been 
pofed to a violent.hcat fhining in the dark, 
Muriated Calx. K-rwan miner. 2. p, 35. 
Muriate of lime. Schmeij'er. mineral. 1, p. 297. 
Muriat of lane, Thomfon chem. 2. p. 322. 
pound '11 mineral waters, but generally combined with coin' 
mon lea {'alt, to which it gives a bittiirifh tafte, and which *' 
paufes '•o attrart moifture and melt fpeedily in the air : i'® 
cryiials are 6 fided ftriate prifms terminated by very (harp 
pyramids ; its earth is precipitated by fulphuric acid : fp®' 
ci.fic gravity 1,76. contains acid 31. lime 44. water z5' 
Bergman. 
vtagnesiata. Of a very bitter tafte, foluble in its own weight of watef) 
its fatu rated folution quickly forming a jelly on w hich 
if hot water be poured fp.ongy maffes are formed, 
