Tables for the determination of minerals, arranged for the students of the School of mines of Columbia college
Classification of the Species according to Crystalline Form, . vi Classification op the Species according to Hardness, ♦ vin
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Tables for the determination of minerals, arranged for the students of the School of mines of Columbia college is an 1871 historical mining reference by Egleston, Thomas, preserved in the Mountain Man Mining research library, focused on determinative mineralogy.
This 1871 document, Tables for the determination of minerals, arranged for the students of the School of mines of Columbia college, is preserved in the Mountain Man Mining Library for research and reference. Original source: archive.org.
Tables
Fob Tex
Determination Of Minerals
Abbanged Fob The Students Of The
School Of Mines
Columbia College.
By
THOMAS EGLESTON, Jr.,
Profeuor Mineralogy and MeUllargr.
Fourth Edition.
New York:
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1871, by
THOMAS EGLESTON, Jr.,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
Stephen Angell, Printer, 410 Fourth Avenue.
Contents.
Contents, in
Introduction, . . . v
Classification of the Species according to Crystalline Form, . vi Classification op the Species according to Hardness, ♦ vin
Classification of the Species according to Specific Gravitt, x
Classification of the Species (Systematic Arrangement), . . xin
Systems of Crystallization, . , xv
Scale of Hardness, . . . . . . . xv
Tables, page 1
Index, page 25
Introduction.
The following tables have been arranged for the use of the students of the School of Mines. They have been condensed from the lectures and are intended to familiarize the student with the principal characteristics of minerals, so that by the aid of two or three questions, relating to the operations they would be obliged to perform in the field, a mineral can be determined. They have been used with marked success in the practical study of mineralogy for several years.
T. EGLESTON, Jr.
School of , 1871.
Classification Of The Species
According To
Ceystalline Foem,
Isometeic.
Diamond,
Garnet,
Lapis Lazuli,
Hauynite,
Leucite,
Analcite,
Halite,
Sal Ammoniac,
Fluorite,
Boracite,
Spinel,
Kalinite,
Iron,
Magnetite,
Franklinite,
Pyrite,
' Pharmacosiderite,
Chromite,
AJabandite,
Linnseite,
Smaltite,
Cobaltite,
Ullmannite,
Sphalerite,
Lead,
Galenite,
Clausthalite,
Arsenolite,
Senarmontite,
Uraninite,
Copper,
Cuprite,
Bornite,
Tennantite,
Tetrahedrite,
Mercury,
Silver,
Amalgam,
Argentite,
Cerargyrtte,
Bromyrite,
Embolite,
Gold,
Plateim.
Teteagonal.
Zircon,
Scheelite,
Stannite,
Vesuvianite, Wernerite,
Braunite, Hausmifcnnite,
Kutile, Octahedrite,
Apophyllite,
Cassiterite,
Oethor
Stolzite, HOMBIC.
Sulphur, Chrysolite, lolite, Muscovite,
Staurolite, Calamine, Prehnite, Katrolite,
Aphthitalite, Thenardite, Mascagnite, Barite,
Lepidolite, Chondrodite,
Stilbite, Talc/
Witherite, Celestite,
Andalusite, Topaz,
Serpentine, Mtre,
Strontianite, Anhydrite,
Wulfenite, Torbernite, Chalcopyrite, Calomel.
Aragonite,
Epsomite,
Diaspore,
Wavellite,
Chrysoberyl,
Goethite.
Marcasite,
Leucopyrite,
Determinative Mineralogy.
Arsenopyrite,
Goslarite, Orpiment,
Brochantite,
5 i Scorodite,
Brookife,
Valentinite,
Atsacamite,
Columbite,
Bournonite,
Stibnite,
Libethenite,
Wolframite,
Anglesite,
Autunite,
Olivenite,
Pyrolusite,
Cerussite,
Molybdite,
Stephanite,
Manganite,
Bismuthinite,
Chalcosite,
Polybasite.
Triplite,
Aikenite,
Monoclinic.
Wollastonite,
Datolite,
Natron,
Erythrite,
Pyroxene,
Titanite,
IBarytocalcite,
Annabergite,
Spodu'mene,
Pectolite,
Gypsum,
Crocoite,
Petalite,
Laumontite,
Realgar,
Amphibole,
Harmotoinej
Alunogen,
Kermesite,
Epidote,
Heulandite,
Melanterite,
Liroconite.
Orthoclase,
Glauberite,
Vivianite,
Malachite,
Fibrolite,
Mirabilite,
Bieberite,
Azurite.
Euclase,
Borax,
;
Teicjlinic.
Sassolite,
Labradorite,
Albjte,
Cryolite,
Rhodonite,
Oligoclase,
Cyanite,
Chalcanthite.
Anorthite,
;
Hexagonal.
Water,
Chabazite,
Pyrrhotite,
Bismuth, j
Tellurium,
Prochlorite,
Copiapite,
Tetradymite,
Graphite,
Soda Nitre,
Siderite,
Arsenic, j
Quartz,
Apatite,
Menaccanite,
Antimony,
Beryl,
Caleite,
Rhodochrosite,
Molybdenite,
Willemite,
Polomite,
Millerite,
Cinnabar
Phenacite,
Brucite,
Niccolite,
Proustite,
Biotite,
Magnesite,
Zincite,
Pyrargyrite,
Nephelite,
Corundum,
Smithsonite,
Iodyrite,
Tourmaline i:
Alunite,
Pyromorphite,
Iridosmine.
Dioptase,
Hematite,
Mimetite,
,
Aigsphous.
Carbonic Acid,
Sepiolite, Arseniosiderite,
Zaratite,
Opal,
Aluminite,
Psilomelane,
Hydrozineitfej
Chrysocolla,
Turquois,
Wad,
Minium.
Chlorastrolite,
Limonite,
Remingtonite,
Classification Of The Species
According To
Hardness
Carbonic Acid,
Mercury,
Molybdite,
Sassolite,
Water.
Wad.
H,=l— 1-5
Cerargyrite,
Embolite,
Iodyrite,
Kermesite,
Molybdenite,
Natron,
Talc.
H.=i— 2
Aluminite,
Arseniosiderite,
Broniyrite,
Calomel,
Graphite.
H.=l— 2-5
Sulphur.
Arsenolite,
Brucite,
Copiapite,
Ice,
Lead.
Alunogen,
Gypsum,
Mirabilite,
Orpiment,
Realgar,
Sal-Ammoniac,
Soda-Nitre,
Tetradymite,
Yivianite.
H,=l*5-- 2-5
Erythrite.
H.=2
Melanterite,
Nitre,
'Stibnite.
H.=2—2*23
Epsomite.
H.=2— 2*5
Aikinite,
Argentite,
Autunite,
Bismuth,
Bismuthinite,
Borax,
Cinnabar,
Goslarite,
Hydrozincite,
Liroconite,
Mascagnite,
Pharmacolite,
Prochlorite,
Proustite,
Pyrargyrite,
Pyrolusite,
Senarmontite,
Stephanite,
Tellurium,
Thenardite,
Torbernite.
H.=2— 3
Chrysocolla,
Kalinite,
Lepidolite,
Minium,
Polybasite.
H.=2-5
Chalcanthite.
Cryolite,
Halite,
Muscovite,
Pharmacosiderite,
Sepiolite.
H.=2'5— 27
G-alenite.
H.=2-5— 3
Annabergite,
Bournonite,
Chalcocite,
Olausthalite,
Copper,
Crocoite,
Gold,
Silver,
Valentinite.
H.=2*5— 3-5
Barite, Calcite.
H.=2*7— 2-9
Biotite.
M.=2*7— 3
Anglesite, Wulfenite.
H.=2*75— 3
Stolzite.
H.=3
Bornite,
Olivenite,
Serpentine.
H.=3— 3*2
&aratite.
H.=3— 3-5
Amalgam,
Anhydrite,
Antimony,
Aphthitalite,
Atacamite,
Celestite,
Cerussite,
Millerite.
H.=3— 4*5
Tetrahedrite.
Determinative Mineralogy.
H.=3*2— 4
Wavellite.
H.=3-5
Arsenic,
Laumontite,
Mimetite.
H.=3-5— 3-7
Witherite.
H.=3-5— 4
Alabandite,
Alunite,
Aragonite,
Brochantite,
Chalcopyrite,
Cuprite,
Dolomite,
Heulandite,
Malachite,
Pyromorphite,
Scorodite,
Sphalerite,
Stilbite,
Strontianite,
Tennantite.
Azurite.
H.=3-5— i-5
Magnesite, Pyrrhotite, Rhodochrosite, Siderite.
H.=4
Barytocalcite,
Fluorite,
Libethenite,
Manganite,
Stannite.
H. =4-4-5
Chabazite, Platinum, Zincite.
H.=4— 5
Pectolite.
Hl=4'5
Iron, Harmotome.
H.=45— 5
Apatite, Apophyllite, Scheelite, Wollastonite.
H.=5
Calamine,
Chromite,
Dioptase,
Franklinite,
Smithsonite.
H.=5— 5-5
Q-oethite,
Kausmannite,
Leucopyrite,
Limonite,
Natrolite,
Niccolite,
Titanite,
Triplite,
Ullmannite,
Wolframite.
H.=5— 6
Amphibole,
Cyanite,
Menaccanite,
Psilomelane,
Pyroxene,
Wernerite.
H.=5— 6*5
Hematite.
H.=5-5
Analcite,
Chromite,
Cobaltite,
Datolite,
Lapis Lazuli,
Linnseite,
Uraninite,
Willemite.
H.=5-5— 6
Arsenopyrite,
Brookite,
Chlorastrolite,
Haiiynite,
Leucite,
Magnetite,
Nephelite,
Octahedrite,
Smaltite.
H.=5-5— 6-5
Opal, Rhodonite.
H.=6
Anorthite,
Columbite,
Labradorite,
Oligoclase,
Orthoclase,
Turquois.
M.=6— 6-5
Albite,
Braunite,
Chondrodite,
Marcasite,
Petalite,
Pyrite,
Rutile.
H.=6— 7
Cassiterite, Fibrolite,
Iridosmine, Prehnite.
H.=6*5
Epidote, Vesuvianite.
H.=0-5— 7
Chrysolite, Diaspore, G-arnet, Spodumene.
H.=7
Boracite, Quartz.
H.=7— 7-5
Iolite,
Staurolite,
Tourmaline.
H.=7-5
Andalusite,
Euclase,
Zircon.
H.=7-5— 8
Beryl, Phenacite.
H.=8
Spinel, Topaz.
H.=8*5
Corundum,
H.=10
Diamond.
H. undetermined.
Bieberite, Remingtonite.
Classification' Of The Species
According To
Specific
Gravity.
G.=sOM8-l
G.=1'9— 9*3 1
G.=9'35— 9'39
Oligoclase,
"Water.
Opal.
Ap.ophyllite.
Pharrnaeolite, Wernerite.
G.=l-9— 1*6
G.=9
G.=9'4
Sepiolite.
Graphite.
Harmotome.
Glauberite,
G.=l*4
G.=9— 9-1
G.=9-4—
Prochlorite,
Mirabilite,
Ghabazite.
Leueite.
Talc,
Natron.
G.=9— 9-9
G.=9-4— 9-8
Turquois,
G.=1'4S
Chrysocolla,
Hauynite.
G.=9'6— 3
Sassolite.
Soda-Nitre,
G.=S-4ft— 9'45
Phenacite.
G.=l*ff
Stilbite.
Petalite.
G.=9-7
I Carbonic Acid,
G.=9— &ff
Thenardite.
Sal-Amraoniac.
Biotite.
Serpentine.
G.=9-7-#*
G.=1'5— 1*8
G. =9*079
G.=9*ft—
Pectolite.
Kalinite.
Sulphur.
Iolite,
G.=9'7— 9-9
G.=f6
Aluminite.
G.=9*l— 9'9
Heulandite, Natrolite.
Nephelite, Zaratite.
G.=9*5— 9*7
Wollastonite. G.=9'8— 9*9
G.=l-6—
; Alunogen.
Halite.
Alunite, Calcite,
Anhydrite,
Dolomite, j
Liroconite,
g.=i*7
G.=9'9
Quartz.
Prehnite. j
m
J Aphthitalite,
Analcite,
G.=ft'ff&-ft-M
G.=9*8— 3
Borax,
Chalcanthite.
Orthoclase.
Datolite, Lepidolite,
J Epsomite,
G.=9"98— 9*41
G.=9-54— 9-64
y. Mascagnite.
Laumontite.
Albite.
Magnesite.
j! G.=1'8
G.=9*a
G.=9*6
G.=9*8— 3*1
! i Melanterite.
Brucite,
Yivianite.
Muscovite.
Gypsum, Wavellite.
G.=9'6— 9*7
G.=9-9
G.=9-3-9'4
Anorthite, Beryl,
Aragonite, Boracite,
j ! G-oslarite.
Lapis Lazuli.
Labradorite,
Erythrite.
Determinative Mineralogy.
a.=?2*9—3
Cryolite, Pharmacosiderite,
Amphibole.
a.=3— 3*i
Annabergite, Autunite, Euclase. 0.=3— 3'fc
Tourmaline.
G.=3'l
Chondrocyte, Fluorite. O. =3*1,— 3.3
Andalusite, Spodumene.
Scorodite.
a.=3-i&~4
Garnet.
G,=3*18
Chlorastrolite.
Fibrolite.
Dioptase. 0.=3-2-3-5
Pyroxene. 0.=3-25
Apatite. 0.=3*3— 3.4
Chrysolite, Vesuvianite.
Diaspore. 0.=3*3— 3*7
Titanite.
G. =3*3—4
Epidole.
G.=3'35— 3*5
Calamine.
G.=3M
Orpiment
G.=3*4— 3 ;
Realgar,
Rhodonite,
Rhodochrosite.
Staurolite, Triplite.
Arseniosiderite, Topaz.
G.=3*5— 3*6
Cyanite,
Hydrozincite,
Torbernite.
G.=3-5— 3*8
Azurite, Chrysoberyl.
G. 4*9
Spinel,
G.=3*55
Diamond. 0.=3-6
Arsenolite, Barytocalcite,
Strontianite. G.=3-6— 3*8 Libethenite.
G.=3-G— 4 Limonite. G.=3-7— 3*9 Siderite.
G.=3*7— 4 Malachite.
G.=3-7— 4-3
Psilomelane. G.=3-8— 39
Brochantite, Octahedrite.
G.=3'8— 4-1
Willemite. G.=3'9
Celestite. G.=3'9— 4
Alabandite, Corundum, Sphalerite.
G.=4—4'3
Atacamite.
G,=4— 4-4
Q-oethite, Smithsonite.
G.=4— 4-5
Bornite.
G.=4— 4'7
Zircon.
G.=4— 4-8 Barite.
0.==4-I Brookite.
G.=41— 4-2 Rutile.
G.=4'l— 4-3 Chalcopyrite.
G.=4-l— 4*4 Olivenite.
Witherite.
G.=4'2—4M Manganite.
G.=4*3— 4-4 Tennantite.
G.=4*3— 4*5
Ohromite, Stannite.
Pyrrhotite.
G.=4*4— 4*8 Molybdenite.
G.=4*4— 5 Bornite.
G.=4-5— 4*e
Kermesite, Stibnite.
G.=4-5— 5*1 Tetrahedrite.
G.=4-5— 5'3 Hematite,
G.=4*6 Minium.
G.=4-6— 4*8 Marcasite.
G.=4*7 Hausmannite.
G.=4-7— 4-8 Braunite.
G.=4'8— 4*9 Pyrolusite.
G.=4-8— 5 Linnaeite, Pyrite.
G.=4-9— 5-1
Magnetite. G.=5-2— 5*3
Senarmontite. G.=5-2— 5*6
Millerite.
Determinative Mineralogy.
G.=5-3—5-8
Embolite.
O. 5-5 Proustite.
G.=5*4— 5*8
Zincite.
€fr.=5*5
Cerargyrite,
Iodynte,
Valentinite.
Chalcocite. 0.=5*5— 6*5
Franklinite. G. 5-9
Bournonite, Pyrargyrite.
G.=5;8— 6
Bromyrite, Cuprite.
G.=5*9
Arsenic. G.=5'9— 6*1
Crocoite.
€J.=6
Scheelite.
G.=6— 6*3 Oobaltite.
0.=6— 6-4 Arsenopyrite. G.=6-l— 6*3 Tellurium. O. =6-1— 6-8 Aikinite.
G.=6'2 Anglesite, Polyasite, Stephanite. O. =6-2—6-5
Ullmannite.
G.=6'3— 6'9 Wulfenite.
G.=6'3— 7-1
Cassiterite.
G.=6*4
Calomel,
Cerussite,
Uraninite.
G.=6-4— 6*5
Bismuthinite.
G.=6'4— 7
Smaltite. G.=6-5— 7
Pyromorphite.
Antimony.
G.=7— 8-7 Leucopyrite.
Clausthalite.
G.=7-l— 7*2
Mimetite. G.=7-l—7*3
Argentite. G. =7-1— 7*5
Wolframite. G-=7*2— 7*7
G-alenite.
G.=7-2— 8-4
Tetradymite.
Niccolite.
G.=7-3— 7-8 Iron.
G.=7-8— 8*1 Stolzite.
G.=8*9
Cinnabar, Copper.
G.=9'7
Bismuth.
G-=10— 14
Amalgam.
G.=l-01— ll'l
Silver.
G.=ll*4
Lead.
G.=13*5
Mercury. G.=15— 19
Gold. G.=16—19
Platinum. G.=19— 21
Iridosmine.
Undetermined,
Bieberite, Copiapite, Molybdite, Remingtonite, Wad.
DETEKMIjSTATIVE mineralogy.
Strontium.
Celestite, Strontianite.
Calcium.
Anhydrite, p. 10
Gypsum,
Fluorite,
Apatite,
Pharmacolite,
Aragonite,
Calcite,
Dolomite,
Scheelite.
Magne§ium Brucite, p. 11
Epsomite, Boraeite, Magnesite, Spinel.
Aluminium.
Corundum, Diaspore, Aluminite, Alunogen, Alunite, p. 12
Kalinite, Cryolite, Turquois, Wavellite, Chrysoberyl. Iron. Iron,
Magnetite, Franklinite, Hematite, p. 13 Goethite, Limonite, Pyrrhotite, Pyrite, Marcasite, Melanterite, Copiapite, Yivianite,
Leucopyrite, p. 14
Arsenopyrite,
Scorodite,
Pharmacosiderite.
Arseniosiderite,
Siderite,
Menaccanite,
Chromite,
Columbite,
Wolframite, p. 15
Mangane§e.
Braunite,
Hausmannite,
Pyrolusite,
Manganite,
Psilomelane,
Wad,
Alabanclite,
Triplite,
Rhodochrosite,p.l6
Cobalt.
Linnseite,
Bieberite,
Smaltite,
Cobaltite,
Erythrite,
Remingtonite,
Mckel.
Millerite, Mccolite, Ullmannite, p. 17 Annabergite, Zaratite.
Uinc. Zincite, Sphalerite, Goslarite, Smithsonite, Hydrozincite.
Tin. Cassiterite, Stannite. p. 18
Titanium. Rutile, Octahedrite, Brookite.
JLead. Lead, Minium, Galenite, Bournonite, Anglesite, Clausthalite, Pyromorphite, p.19 Mimetite, Cerussite, Crocoite, Stolzite, Wulfenite.
ISigmutn.
Bismuth, Bismuthinite, Aikinite, Tetradymite, p. 20
Ar§enie. Arsenic, Arsenolite, Realgar, Orpiment.
Antimony. Antimony, Senarmontite, Yalentinite, Stibnite, Kermesite. p. 21
Uranium.
Uraninite, Autunite, Torbernite.
Copper.
Copper,
Cuprite,
Chalcocite,
Bornite, p. 22
Cbalcopyrite,
Tennantite,
Tetrahedrite,
Chalcanthite,
Brochantite,
Atacamite,
Libethenite,
Olivenite,
Liroconite, p. 23
Malachite,
Azurite.
Mercury,, Mercury, Cinnabar, Calomel.
Silver, Silver, Amalgam, Argentite, Proustite, Stephanite, Pyrargyrite, Polybasite, Cerargyrite, Bromyrite, Embolite, Iodyrite.
p. 24
Molybdite, Molybdenite.
Gold.
Platinum Platinum.
Iridium.
Iriclosmine.
Classification Op The Species.
Systematic Aeeafgement.
Hydrogen.
Water. page 1
Sulphur. Sulphur. Tellurium.
Tellurium. Carbon.
Diamond, Graphite, Carbonic Acid.
Boron. Sassolite.
Silicon. Oxygen Compounds. Quartz, Opal.
Silicates.
Anhydrous Sili- Cates.
I. Bisilicates.
Amphibole Group. Wollastonite, p. 2 Pyroxene, Bhodonite, Spodumene, Petalite, Amphibole.
Beryl Group. Beryl.
II. Unisilicates.
Chrysolite Group. Chrysolite.
Phenacite Group. Willemite, Phenacite, p. 3
Garnet Group. Garnet.
Vesuvianite Group.
Zircon,
Vesuvianite.
Ifpidote Group. Epidote.
Iolite Group. Iolite.
Mica Group. Biotite, Muscovite, Lepidolite.
Scapolite Group, Wernerite, p. 4
Nephelite Group: Nephelite.
Leucite Group.
Lapis Lazuli,
Hauynite,
Leucite.
Feldspar Group. Anorthite, Labradorite, Oligoclase, Albite, Orthoclase,
III. Subsilicates. Chondrocyte, Tourmaline, Andalusite, Fibrolite, Cyanite, Topaz, Euclase, Datolite, Titanite, Staurolite.
p. 6
Hydrous Silicates.
I. Bisilicates.
Pectolite Group. Pectolite, Laumontite.
Bioptase Group. Dioptase, Chrysocolla.
II. Unisilicates.
Calamine Group. Calamine, Prehnite, Chlorastrolite. Apophyllite Group. Apophyllite. p. 7
Zeolite Section.
I. Unisilicates. Natrolite.
II. Bisilicates. Analcite, tlhabazite,
p. 5l Harmotome,
Stilbite, Heulandite.
Haboabophyllitb Section.
I. Bisilicates. Talc Group. Talc.
Sepiolite Group. Sepiolite.
II. Unisilicates.
Serpentine Group.
Serpentine. p. 8
III. Subsilicates.
Chlorite Group* Prochlorite.
Potassium.
Nitre,
Aphthitalite. Sodium.
Soda Nitre,
Thenardite,
Glauberite,
Mirabilite,
Halite,
Borax, p. 9
Natron.
Ammonium.
MasCagnite, Sal Ammoniac. Barium.
Barite,
Witherite,
Barytocalcite.
Systems Of Crystallization.
No.
Simple Forms.
Axes.
Octahedron, or cube.
3 axes rectangular and equal.
T etragonal pyramid, or right prism with a square base.
3 axes rectangular, 2 equal.
Rhombic pyramid, or right prism with a rhombic base. /
3 axes rectangular, and unequal.
Mono clinic pyramid, or inclined rhombic prism.
3 axes unequal, 2 rectangular.
Triclinic pyramid, or doubly inclined rhomboidal prism.
3 axes unequal, and unequally inclined.
Hexagonal pyramid, hexagonal prism, or rhombohedron.
4 axes, 3 equal and equally inclined, 1 at right angles to the other three.
Names Used By Different, Authors.
Weiss & Kose.
Delafosse.
Dana.
Dana.
Tessular.
Pyramidal.
Orthotype.
Hemiorthotype.
Anorthotype.
Rhombohedral.
Regular.
2 and 1 axial.
1 and 1 axial.
I and 1 axial.
Cubic.
Pyramidal.
Prismatic.
Oblique.
Anorthic.
Rhombohedral.
Tesseral.
Tetragonal.
Rhombic.
Monoclinohedric.
Triclinohedric.
Hexagonal.
Cubic.
Tetragonal.
Orthorhombic.
Clinorhombic.
Clinohedric.
Hexagonal.
Monometric.
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-Talc. Laminated light green variety. Easily scratched by the nail
-Gypsum. Crystallized variety. Not easily scratched by the nail. Does not scratch
a copper coin. -Calcite. Transparent variety. Scratches and is scratched by a copper coin. -Fluor. Crystalline variety. Not scratched by a copper coin. Does not scratch glass. -Apatite. Transparent variety. Scratches glass with difficulty. Easily scratched by
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by the knife. Quartz. Transparent variety. Not scratched by the knife. Yields with difficulty to
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Chrysoberyl;
Oalenite,
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Alabandite,
Bieberite, 16
Chrysocolla,
Garnet,'
Albite,
Biotite, 3
Chrysolite,
Glauberite,
Alimainite,
Bismuth, 19
Cinnabar,
Gold,
Alunite,
Bismuthinite, 19
Clausthalite,
Goslarite,
Alunogen,
Boracite, 11
Cobaltite,
Goethite,
Amalgam,
Borax, 9
Columbite,
Graphite,
Amphibole,
Bornite, 22
Copiapite,
Gypsum,
Analcite,
Bournonite, 18
Copper,
Andalusite,
Braunite, 15
Corundum,
Halite,
Anglesite,
Brochantite, 22
Crocoite, '
Harmotome,
Anhydrite,
Bromyrite, 24
Cryolite,
Hausmannite,
Annabergite,
Brookite, 18
Cuprite,
Hauynite,
Anorthite,
Brucite, 11
Cyanite,
Hematite,
Antimony,
Heulandite,
Apatite,
Calamine, 6
Datolite,
Hydrozincite,
Aphthitalite,
Apophyllite,
Aragonite,
Argentite,
Arsenic,
Calcite, 10 Calomel, 23 Carbonic Acid, 1 Cassiterite, 17 Celestite, 9
Diamond, Diaspiore, Dioptase, Dolomite,
lodyrite, lolite, Iridosmine, Iron,
Arseniosiderite, 14
Cerargyrite, 24
Embolite,
Kalinite,
Arsenolite;
Cerussite, 19
Epidote,
Kermesite,
Arsenopyrite,
Chabazite, 7
Epsomite,
Atacamite,
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Erythrite,
Labradorite,
Autunite,
Chalcocite, 21
Euclase,
Lapis Lazuli,
Azurite,
Chalcopyrite, 22
Laumontite,
Chlorastrolite, 6
Pibrolite,
Lead,
Barite,
Chondrocyte, 5
Fluorite,
Lepidolite,
Barytocalcite,
Chromite, 14
Franklinite,
Leucite,
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Libethenite,
Limonite,
Linnaeite,
Liroconite,
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Malachite,
Manganite,
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Melanterite,
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Niccolite,
Nitre,
Octahedrite, 18
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Sulphur,
Talc, 7
Tellurium, 1
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Tetradymite,
Tetrahedrite,
Thenardite,
Titanite,
Topaz,
Torbernite,
Tourmaline,
Triplite,
Turquois,
UUmannite, 17
Uraninite, 21
Valentinite, 20
Vesuvianite, 3
Vivianite, 13
Wad,
Water,
Wavellite,
Wernerite,
Willemite,
Witherite,
Wolframite,
Wollastonite,
Wulfenite,
Zaratite, 17
Zincite, 17
Zircon, 3
Prospector’s Notes
Context and takeaways added by the Mountain Man Mining team to help you use this document.
- Egleston's tables organize minerals by crystalline form, hardness, and specific gravity, reflecting the pre-instrumental methods field prospectors relied on to identify specimens.
- Produced for Columbia's School of Mines, this work captures how 19th-century American mining education standardized determinative mineralogy for practical assay and field use.
- The identification principles remain instructive, but mineral names and classifications have since been revised; cross-check any species against current mineralogical standards.