INDEX.
William Withering translation
N. B. The Numbers refer to the Sections.
Acids, how known § 25
Aerial acid 37
Alkali minerale aeratum 55
—— —— nitratum 48
—— —— ſalitum 49, 76
—— —— vitriolatum 47
—— vegetabile aeratum 54
—— —— nitratum 45
—— —— ſalitum 46
—— —— vitriolatum 44
—— volatile aeratum 56
—— —— nitratum 51
—— —— ſalitum 52
—— —— vitriolatum 50
Alkalies, how known 38
Alkaly fixed foſſil 41
—— —— vegetable 40
—— mild foſſil 55
—— —— vegetable 54
—— volatile 42
—— —— mild 56
Alum 67, 78, 79
—— ore 117
—— ſlate 118
Amber 140
—— acid of 36
Ambergriſe 141
Ammoniac, fixed 62
Antimonium (see antimony)
Antimony, properties of 237
—— ſpecies of 238–240
Argentum (ſee ſilver)
Argilla, what 111
—— properties of 112
—— ſpecies of 113, 122
—— porcellana 113
Argilla vitriolata 67, 78, 79
Argillaceous earth, what 111
—— properties of 112
—— ſpecies of 113, 122
Arsenic, properties of 219
—— ſpecies of 220–224
Auripigmentum, 223
Aurum (ſee gold)
Baſaltes 120
Biſmuth, properties of 210
—— ſpecies of 211–214
Bitumina (see inflammables)
Black jack 236
Black-lead 135
Bloodſtone 202
Blue John 96, n. 30
Blue vitriol 69
Bole 114
Boracic acid 35
Borax 53
Brimſtone 134
Cœruleum Berolinenſe nativum 206
Calcareous earth pure 92
—— its properties 93
—— ſpecies of 94–102
Calcedonius 126
Calk 58
Calx 92, 93
—— aerata 63, 94, 95
—— fluorata 96
—— nitrata 60
—— ponderoſa 33
—— ſalita 61
—— vitriolata 59
Carnelian 126
Chalcedony 126
Chalk 63, 94, 95
Chert 129
Choak-damp n. 37
Chryſopraſius 131
Cinnaber 176
Clay 114
Coal 139
—— yields vol. alkaly n. 50
Cobalt properties of 225
—— ſpecies of 226–231
Cobaltum (ſee cobalt)
Common ammoniac 52
—— ſalt 49, 76
Copper, its properties 188
—— ſpecies of 189–196
Corniſh fluor, n. 30
Cubic nitre 48
Cuprum (ſee copper)
—— nicolai 218
—— vitriolatum 69, 80, 82
Derbyſhire fluor, n. 30
Diamond 142
Digeſtive ſalt 46
Dyer’s earth 114
Earths properties of 21
—— have an attraction for each other 103
—— primitive and derivative 83–86
—— ſaline 85
Earthy compounds 251–253, 260
Emerald 119
Epſom ſalt 63, 77, 104, 105
Federertz 171
Fœtid ſtone 95
Feldſpath 130
Feldſpathum 130
Ferrum (ſee iron)
—— aeratum 71
—— nitratum 71
—— ſalitum 71
—— vitriolatum 70, 81, 82
Fixed air 37
—— ammoniac 62
Fluor acid 30
Fluor ſpar 96
—— Corniſh, n. 30
—— Derbyſhire, n. 30
Galena 165, 185
Garnet 120
Gemma 119
Gems 119
Glanz-cobalt 230
Glauber’s ſalt 47
Glimmer 122
Gold, properties of 144
—— ſpecies of 145–150
Granatus 120
Gypſum 59
Hæmatites 102
Heavy earth (ſee the preface)
—— —— how obtained pure 87
—— —— properties of 88
—— —— ſpar 58, 89, 90
Heliotropium, n. 25
Horn-ſilver 161
Hydrargyrum (ſee quickſilver)
Hydrophanus 126
Jaſper 127
Jaſpis 127
Inflammables, definition of, 22, 132
—— ſpecies of 133–136
Inflammable compounds 254, 255
Iron, properties of, 197
—— ſpecies of, 198–206
Kupfernickel 218, 231
Lapis calaminaris 233
—— hepaticus 90
—— ponderoſus 97
—— ſuillus 95
Lead, its properties 179
—— ſpecies of, 180–187
—— vitriol of, 181
Limeſtone 63, 94, 95
Lithantrax 139
Lithomarga 116, and n.
Litmus, n. 25
Liver ſtone 90
Loadſtone 200
Magnes 200
Magneſia, how got pure, 104
—— properties of, 105
—— ſpecies of 105–109
—— aerata 66
—— common 66
—— nitrata 64
—— ſalita 65
—— vitriolata, 63, 77
Manganeſe, properties of, 241
—— ſpecies of, 242, 243
Manganeſium (ſee manganeſe)
—— ſalitum 74
Marle 115
—— calcareous 101.
Marble 63, 94, 95
Marmor metallicum 58, 89
Metals, definition of, 23
—— properties of, 143
—— table of, 143, page 71
Metallic compounds, 256
—— ſalts, how known, 68
Mica 122
Minera argenti alba, 169
—— —— cornea 161
—— —— griſea 170
—— —— rubra 166
—— —— vitrea 163, 193
—— cupri vitrea 193
—— —— lazurea 194
—— ferri alba 203
Miſspickel 199
Molybdæna 136
—— acid of, 32
Muriatic acid 29
Naptha 138
Natron 55
Neutral ſalts, what 43
—— —— perfect 43
—— —— imperfect 43
Nevilholt water, n. 29, n. 67
Niccolum (ſee nickel)
—— vitriolatum 72
Nickel, properties of 215
—— ſpecies of 216–218
Nitre, common 45
Nitre of lime 60
—— of the ancients 55
Nitrous acid 28
—— ammoniac 51
Opal 126
Petrefactions, what, 262–265
—— genera of 266–270
—— calcareous 269
—— cinnabarine 275
—— cupreous 276
—— gypſeous 267
—— inflammable 273
—— irony 277
—— ſiliceous 271
—— ſilvery 274
—— vitriolic 268
—— pſeudo-galena 278
Petroleum 137
—— ſpecies of, 138–141
Petroſilex 129
Phoſphoric acid 34
Pipe clay 113
Pit coal 139
Platina, properties of, 151
—— how made malleable, n. 151
—— ſpecies of, 152
Platinum (ſee platina)
Plumbago 135
Plumbum (ſee lead)
Porcelain clay 113, and n.
Pruſſian blue, native 206
Pſeudogalena 236
Pyrites 204
—— argenteus 164
—— arſenicalis 224
—— aureus 149
—— cupri 195, 196
Quartz 125
Quartzum 125
Quickſilver, properties of 172
—— ſpecies of 173–178
Riſigallum 223
Rock Oil 138
Rubinus 119
Ruby 119
Sal ammoniac 52
—— gem 76
Saline compounds 247–250, 257–261
Salt common 49
Salts definition of 20
—— metallic how diſtinguiſhed 68
Salts native 24
—— triple, quadruple, &c. 75
Sapphire 119
Saphirus 119
Saxa 251
Scherle 120
Schiſtus aluminaris 118
Sedative ſalt 35
Selenite 59
Serpentine 107
Sideritis 205
Siliceous earth 123
—— properties of, 124
—— ſpecies of, 125–131
Silver, properties of, 153
—— ſpecies of 154–171
Smaragdus 119
Soaprock 107
Spar 63
—— ponderous 89
Sparry fluor, 30, 96
Stannum (ſee tin)
—— ſulphuratum, (ſee preface)
Stones 251
Stone marrow 116
Succinum 140
Sulphur 133, 134
Talc 122
Tartar of vitriol, 44
Terra Lemnia 116
—— ponderoſa, (ſee preface)
—— —— 87
—— properties of, 87
—— aerata 58
—— native, n. 88
—— nitrata 58
—— ſalita 58
—— vitriolata 58, 89, 90
Terra Silicea 123
—— properties of, 124
—— ſpecies of, 125–131
Terrene nitre 60
Tin, properties of, 207
—— ſpecies of 208, 209
Tinkal 53
Topaz 119
Tourmaline 119
Trichites 79
Tungſten 97
Viſmutum (ſee Biſmuth)
Vitriol blue 69
—— green 70
—— white 73
—— of copper 69, 80, 82
—— —— iron 70, 81, 82
—— —— nickel 72
—— —— zinc 73
Vitriolic acid 27
—— —— phlogiſticated 27
—— ammoniac 50
Volatile alkaly, mild 56
Volcanic productions 279
Zeolite 121
Zinc, properties of, 232
—— ſpecies of, 233–236
Zincum vitriolatum 73.