First Appendix to the Sixth Edition of Dana's System of Mineralogy Volume 1 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 Excerpt: ...MgO CaO Na, O K2O H., O 45.25 25.69 1.40 tr. 9.75 4.24 0.47 12.99 = 99.79 Found in the anorthosite of Carlton Peak, Minnesota. Experiments concerning loss of water, etc.; Friedel, Bull. Soc. Min., 22, 84, 1899. Metacinnabarite, Min., pp. 62, 1041; App., p. 46.--Relations to cinnabar, which see. Metanhydrite. E. Sommerfeldt, Jb. Min., 1, 140, 1907. Orthorhombic. Composition, CaSO4. Prepared artificially in small crystals which show faces that cannot be simply referred to the anhydrite axes. Like anhydrite in cleavage and specific gravity. Differs in showing a distortion of the interference figure. Perhaps to be considered as isomorphous with barite, to the crystal axes of which its faces could be referred. Metakalkuranite, see Autunite. Metakoenenite. F. Rinne, Centralbl. Min., p. 498, 1902.--See Koenenite Metakupferuranite, see Torbernite. Metavoltine, Min., p. 972.--Formed at eruption of Vesuvius, 1906; anai. given; see under Vesuvius. Occurrence in a fumarole near Pyromeni on island of Milo, and near Porto di Levante on Vulcano; Lacroix, Bull. Soc. Min., 30, 30, 1907. From Zolfo Grotto, Miseno, Italy; Zanbonini, Rend. Ace. Sci. Napoli, Dec., 1907. Meteorites, see under Iron. Miargyrite, Min., p. 116.--Crystals from Zacatecas, Mexicoj with following new forms: T (106), U (1.0.30), V (1.0.12), W (1.0.12), P (15.2.2), K (112), H (411), Z (913); Eakle, Zs. Kr., 31, 209. Description of specimens from Tatasi (anal.), and from Aullagas, Potosi, Bolivia; Spencer, Min. Mag., 14, 339, 340. Mica Group, Min., p. 611; App., p. 46.--Analyses of Canadian micas; Egleson, Trans. Roy. Soc. Canada, 10, (3), 57, 1904; from marble of Carrara; D'Achiardi, Att. Soc. Tosc. Sc., Mem. 22, 1906. Description of occurrence in the pegmatites of upper Veltlin; Linck, Zs. f. Naturwiss. Je.