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" Zinc, which forms the connecting link between the ductile metals, and those which are not so, is found oxidated, and then it is commonly called calamine, or lapis calminaris. There are mines of it in Alsace, in Normandy, near Aix la Chapelle, in Brisgaw,... "
Universal geography, or A description of all the parts of the world - Page 236
by Malthe Conrad Bruun - 1822
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Sketch of the Mosquito Shore: Including the Territory of Poyais, Descriptive ...

Thomas Strangeways - 1822 - 384 pages
...is an ore of zinc, of a spongy substance, and a lax and cavernous texture, yet considerably heavy. Zinc, which forms the connecting link between the ductile metals, and those which are not so, when found oxidated, is then commonly called Calamine, or Lapis Calaminaris. Calamine, according to...
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Universal Geography: Or A Description of All Parts of the World ..., Volume 1

Conrad Malte-Brun - 1827 - 564 pages
...which compose our globe. Zinc, which forms the connecting link between the ductile metals, and | zinc, those which are not so, is found oxidated, and then...are mines of it in Alsace, in Normandy, near Aix la Chapclle, in Brisgaw, in Carinthia, in the county of Somerset in England, and many other places. Calamine,...
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Universal Geography: Or, A Description of All Parts of the World, on a New ...

Conrad Malte-Brun - 1829 - 552 pages
...which compose our globe. Zinc, which forms the connecting link between the ductile metals, and | ZUM. those which are not so, is found oxidated, and then...to Werner, is not found in the primitive rocks. It oflener occurs sulphureted, and then the vulgar name of it is Pseudo-galena, or blende. This mineral...
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Family Magazine: Or Monthly Abstract of General Knowledge, Volume 3

1836 - 496 pages
...can, by the application of friction, give a polish to all existing substances, except the diamond. Zinc, which forms the connecting link between the ductile metals, and those which are not so, is obtained either from calamine, the native carbonate of zinc, or from the native sulphuret, the zinc...
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The Family Magazine, Or, General Abstract of Useful Knowledge, Volume 3

1843 - 488 pages
...precipitating iron contained in the vitriol, under the form of black particles of extreme fineness. Zinc, which forms the connecting link between the ductile metals, and those which are not so, is obtained either from calamine, the native carbonate of zinc, or from the native sulphuret, the zinc...
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A Treatise on Physical Geography: Comprising Hydrology, Geognosy, Geology ...

A. Barrington - 1850 - 448 pages
...§ XXVI. — ZINC, ANTIMONY, AND ARSENIC. Zinc, which forms the connecting link between tha i»etii* metals and those which are not so, is found oxidated,...and then it is commonly called calamine, or lapis calaminaris. There are mines of it in France, Austria, England, and several of the United States. Galamine...
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A Treatise on Physical Geography ...

Mrs. Francis B. Fogg - 1857 - 436 pages
...those aggregate substances which compose our globe. § XXVI. — ZINC, ANTIMONY, AND ARSENIC. Knc, which forms the connecting link between the ductile...and then it is commonly called calamine, or lapis calaminaris. There are mines of it in France, Austria, England, and several of the United States. Calamine...
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