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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...B. B. decrepitates and fuses with intumescence, giving green flame. Abundant water in C. T. Easily soluble in acids. Alteration.--Largely altered to a white fibrous mineral called meyerhofferite. On the outside of the crystals the latter mineral is also found in transparent glassy prisms. Obs.--Found in a prospect tunnel in the Mt. Blanco district, on Furnace Creek, near Death Valley, Inyo Co., Cal., associated with colemanite. Name.--From Inyo Co., Cal. Iodyrite, Min., p. 160; App. II, p. 55.--Crystals from Tonopah, Nev., and Broken Hill, N. S. W.; Kraus and Cook, Zs. Kr., 46, 417, 1909; see App. II; also on crystals from Tonopah, Nev.; Eakle, Bull. Uni. Cal. Geol. Dept., 7, 1, 1912. Discussion of the validity of the new forms on crystals from Tonopah, Nev., given in App. II.; Kraus and Cook, Centralbl. Min., 385, 1913. Occ. at Tonopah, Nev.; Burgess, Econ. Geol., 6, 13, 1911. Artif. formation; Quercigh, Rend. Ace. Linc., 23, (1), 826, 1914. Iolite, Min., p. 419; App. I, p. 37; II, p. 56.--Crystals altered to pinite found at Diillenberg near Neualbenreuth in Eastern Bavaria; Laubmann and Cathrein, N. Jb. Min., 2, 11, 1911. Anal. of crystals from Viz6zy, Montbrison, Loire; Barbier, Bull. Soc. Chim. France, 3, 724, 1908. Anal. and optical study of mineral from Ibity, Madagascar; Duparc, Wunder, Sabot, Mem. Soc. phys. et hist. nat. de Geneve, 36, III, 283, 1910. Pleochroic halos and their connection with ot-rays from radioactive elements; Hovermann, N. Jb. Min., Beil.-Bd., 34, 321, 1912. Iserine, Min., p. 219.--Discussion of composition and relation to members of rutite group. Suggested that it be called an iron rutite. Schaller, J. Wash. Ac. Sc., 1, 177, 1911; U. S. G. S., Bull., 609, 9, 1912. Isomicrocline. See under Microdine. Ittnerite, Min., p. 432.--By ...
