Pantologia. A new (cabinet) cyclopædia, by J.M. Good, O. Gregory, and N. Bosworth assisted by other gentlemen of eminence, Volume 81813 |
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... brittle texture . 3. M. cellulosa . Membranaceous , reticu- late , funnel - form , irregularly waved and plaited at the margin , with numerous pores on one side . Inhabits the Mediterranean and European seas , fixed to marine substances ...
... brittle texture . 3. M. cellulosa . Membranaceous , reticu- late , funnel - form , irregularly waved and plaited at the margin , with numerous pores on one side . Inhabits the Mediterranean and European seas , fixed to marine substances ...
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... brittle , heavy , or light- uninflammable in a low temperature ; insipid ; and coloured are little disposed to crystallize ; are without much smell . 2. The saline minerals are commonly heavyish , soft , and possess some degree of ...
... brittle , heavy , or light- uninflammable in a low temperature ; insipid ; and coloured are little disposed to crystallize ; are without much smell . 2. The saline minerals are commonly heavyish , soft , and possess some degree of ...
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... brittle , sectile or mild , or due- The frangibility consists in minerals being cultly frangible , difficultly frangible , easi- gible , or very easily frangible . The flexi- is proved by being simply flexible , elasticly be , commonly ...
... brittle , sectile or mild , or due- The frangibility consists in minerals being cultly frangible , difficultly frangible , easi- gible , or very easily frangible . The flexi- is proved by being simply flexible , elasticly be , commonly ...
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... brittle , frangible without great difficulty . Specific gravity 4.700 . It forms a colourless transparent mass with borax , but is infusible by the blowpipe without ad- dition . Found in the island of Ceylon , where it was first ...
... brittle , frangible without great difficulty . Specific gravity 4.700 . It forms a colourless transparent mass with borax , but is infusible by the blowpipe without ad- dition . Found in the island of Ceylon , where it was first ...
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... brittle , easily frangible , and not particular . ly heavy . It is found imbedded in mica slate , in St. Go- thard , Switzerland ; and is also met with in Bri- tanny and in Spain . Eleventh Species . Spinelle . The predominant colour is ...
... brittle , easily frangible , and not particular . ly heavy . It is found imbedded in mica slate , in St. Go- thard , Switzerland ; and is also met with in Bri- tanny and in Spain . Eleventh Species . Spinelle . The predominant colour is ...
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