Note 167 — II. Preservation of Organic Substances.
George A. (George Augustus) Auden translation
According to an analysis published by L. v. Barth in an account of the collection of papyri belonging to the Archduke Rainer, Part I. p. 120, the salt crystals, after removal of the insoluble constituents, consisted of:
Potassium sulphate 0·8%
Potassium and sodium chlorides 92·0%
Calcium sulphate 4·6%
Magnesium chloride 2·8%
Organic substances 0·2%