" in Microcosmic Salt, 72
Table I.—­Colors of Beads of Borax and Microcosmic Salt, 75
Table II.—­Behavior of Metallic Oxydes with Borax and
  Microcosmic Salt, 85
Examinations with Carbonate of Soda, 103

PART III.

Special Reactions, 109
A.—­Metallic oxides: 
  First Group.—­The Alkalies:  Potassa, Soda, Ammonia, and Lithia, 110
  Second Group.—­The Alkaline Earths:  Baryta, Strontia, Lime,
    and Magnesia, 115
  Third Group.—­The Earths:  Alumina, Glucina, Yttria, Thorina,
    and Zirconia, 121
  Fourth Group.—­Cerium, Lanthanium, Didymium, Columbium,
    Niobium, Pelopium, Titanium, Uranium, Vanadium, Chromium,
    Manganese, 124
  Fifth Group.—­Iron, Cobalt, Nickel, 135
  Sixth Group.—­Zinc, Cadmium, Antimony, Tellurium, 140
  Seventh Group.—­Lead, Bismuth, Tin, 149
  Eighth Group.—­Mercury, Arsenic, 157
  Ninth Group.—­Copper, Silver, Gold, 161
  Tenth Group.—­Molybdenum, Osmium, 165
  Eleventh Group.—­Platinum, Palladium, Iridium, Rhodium,
    Ruthenium, 167

Non-Metallic Substances, 168

Tabular Statement of the Reactions of Minerals before
    the Blowpipe, 178
  Carbon and Organic Minerals, 181
  Potassa, 184
  Soda, 186
  Baryta and Strontia, 190
  Lime, 192
  Magnesia, 196
  Alumina, 200
  Silicates, 204
  Uranium, 212
  Iron, 214
  Manganese, 222
  Nickel and Cobalt, 226
  Zinc, 232
  Bismuth, 234
  Lead,