Useful Knowledge: Volume 1. Minerals

Note 202 — MINERALS. (continued 3)

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COMMON SALT, or MURIAT of SODA, though found in some countries in a solid and massive state, is for the most part an artificial preparation from sea-water, and from the water of salt lakes and brine springs. It consists of soda (200) in combination with muriatic acid (29).

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