 | Samuel Parkes - 1807 - 382 pages
...STALACTITES. Certain concretions of calcareous earth fosnd fufpended like icicles in caverns. *£hey are formed by the oozing of water, through the crevices,...charged with this kind of earth. STEATITES. A kind of ftone compofed of filex, iron, and magnefia. Alfa called French chalk, Spanifli chalk, and foap-rock.... | |
 | Samuel Parkes - 1814 - 584 pages
...the oozing of water, through the crevices, charged with this kind of earth. See note k, page 1 17. STEATITES. A kind of stone composed of silex, iron,...soap-rock. STRATIFICATION. A chemical operation by which bodie* are placed in a condition to act mutually upon each other by being arranged layer by layer,... | |
 | Samuel Parkes - 1816 - 584 pages
...specific gravity of 0.930, water being 1.000, STALACTITES. Certain concretions of calcareous earth fount! suspended like icicles in caverns. They are formed...through the crevices, charged with this kind of earth. See note f , page 117. STEATITES. A kind of stone composed of silex, iron, and magnesia. Also called... | |
 | Samuel Parkes - 1818 - 616 pages
...1.000. Stalactites. Certain concretions of calcareous earth found fufpended like icicles in caverm. They are formed by the oozing of water, through the crevices, charged with this kind of earth. See page 104. Stcatila. A mineral compofed of filica, iron, magnefia, Ac. It is alfo called French... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand), John Lee Comstock - 1822 - 440 pages
...union of a solid substance with a fluid. Salts dissolved in water are proper examples of solution. Stalactites. Certain concretions of calcareous earth...called French chalk, Spanish chalk, and soaprock. Sub-Salts. Salts with less acid than is sufficient to neutralize their radicals. Suberates. Salts formed... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand), John Lee Comstock - 1822 - 444 pages
...spar, &c. These natural substances are now distinguished by names which denote the nature of each. Stalactites. Certain concretions of calcareous earth...called French chalk, Spanish chalk, and soaprock. Sub-Salts. Salts with less acid than is sufficient to neutralize their radicals. Suberates. Salts formed... | |
 | John Lee Comstock, Sir Richard Phillips - 1822 - 260 pages
...Certain concretions of calcareous earth fouri.1, suspended like icicles in caverns. They are formco'. by the oozing of water, through the crevices, charged...Steatites. A kind of stone composed of silex, iron, and mag nesia. Also called French chalk, Spanish chalk, and soap-rock. Sub-Salts. Salts with less acid... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1825 - 252 pages
...spar, &,c. These natural substances are now distinguished by names which denote the nature of each. Stalactites. Certain concretions of calcareous earth...through the crevices, charged with this kind of earth. Steatite. A kind of stone composed of silcx, iron, and magnesia. Also called French chalk, Spanish... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand), Margaret Bryan - 1828 - 360 pages
...substances are now distinguished by names which denote the nature of each. Stalactites. Certain concretion of calcareous earth found suspended like icicles in...called French chalk, Spanish chalk, and soap-rock. Sub-Salts. Salts with less acid than is sufficient to neutralize their radicles. Subcrates. Salts formed... | |
 | Mrs. Marcet (Jane Haldimand), John Lee Comstock - 1830 - 372 pages
...spar, &c. These natural substances are DO* distinguished by names which denote the nature of each. Stalactites. Certain concretions of calcareous earth,...kind of stone composed of silex, iron, and magnesia. Al*> called French chalk, Spanish chalk, and soap-rock. Sub-salts. Salts with less acid than is sufficient... | |
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A name formerly given to various crystallized stones ; such as the fluor spar, the adamantine spar, &c. These natural substances are now distinguished by names which denote the nature of each. Stalactites. Certain concretions of calcareous earth found... 
