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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... lustre . Under each of these classes are various genera , species , sub - species , and varieties , which we shall instance as we proceed . Sometimes , as in the vegetable kingdom , we find a strict affinity be- they constitute or are ...
... lustre . Under each of these classes are various genera , species , sub - species , and varieties , which we shall instance as we proceed . Sometimes , as in the vegetable kingdom , we find a strict affinity be- they constitute or are ...
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... lustre , weight , & c .; while these palpable differences form the specific characters . Generic characters may be general or particular . In the first division are comprehended those that occur in all minerals ; in the last those that ...
... lustre , weight , & c .; while these palpable differences form the specific characters . Generic characters may be general or particular . In the first division are comprehended those that occur in all minerals ; in the last those that ...
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... lustre . General Aspect as to Transparency . Mer's , as is well known , have different de- Ff transparency , which may be considered their external characters . They may be , semitransparent , translucent , trans- the edges , or opaque ...
... lustre . General Aspect as to Transparency . Mer's , as is well known , have different de- Ff transparency , which may be considered their external characters . They may be , semitransparent , translucent , trans- the edges , or opaque ...
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... lustre is strongly splendent , passing into adaman- tine . Fig . 3 . Zircon is hard in a very high degree , brittle , frangible without great difficulty . Specific gravity 4.700 . It forms a colourless transparent mass with borax , but ...
... lustre is strongly splendent , passing into adaman- tine . Fig . 3 . Zircon is hard in a very high degree , brittle , frangible without great difficulty . Specific gravity 4.700 . It forms a colourless transparent mass with borax , but ...
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... lustre is splendent and vitreous . It is completely transparent , hard so as to scratch quartz , and not particularly heavy . The pyrope is found imbedded in serpentine in Saxony and Bohemia . In Fifeshire , Scotland , it is found in ...
... lustre is splendent and vitreous . It is completely transparent , hard so as to scratch quartz , and not particularly heavy . The pyrope is found imbedded in serpentine in Saxony and Bohemia . In Fifeshire , Scotland , it is found in ...
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