| Reference Type | Journal (article/letter/editorial) |
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| Title | Specific gravities of minerals: an index of some recent determinations |
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| Journal | Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society |
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| Authors | Spencer, L. J. | Author |
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| Year | 1927 (December) | Volume | 21 |
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| Issue | 119 |
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| Publisher | Mineralogical Society |
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| Download URL | https://rruff.info/doclib/MinMag/Volume_21/21-119-337.pdf+ |
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| DOI | doi:10.1180/minmag.1927.021.119.01 |
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| Mindat Ref. ID | 7049 | Long-form Identifier | mindat:1:5:7049:6 |
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| Full Reference | Spencer, L. J. (1927) Specific gravities of minerals: an index of some recent determinations. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 21 (119) 337-365 doi:10.1180/minmag.1927.021.119.01 |
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| Plain Text | Spencer, L. J. (1927) Specific gravities of minerals: an index of some recent determinations. Mineralogical Magazine and Journal of the Mineralogical Society, 21 (119) 337-365 doi:10.1180/minmag.1927.021.119.01 |
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| In | (1926) Mineralogical Magazine Vol. 21 (119) Mineralogical Society |
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| Abstract/Notes | As a first-aid in the identification of non-metallic minerals I have for many years made use of specific gravity, which is a character that can be easily and rapidly determined hy the use of heavy liquids. A small, clean fragment of the mineral to be tested is dropped into one or other of a series of tubes containing methylene iodide with various small known Crystals as indicators. Adding benzene from a dropping-bottle, the density of the liquid is quickly brought to that of the mineral. This preliminary determination of the specific gravity gives a useful clue as to the nature of the mineral—what it may or may not be ; and the same fragment can then be used for confirmatory optical and micro-chemical tests. |
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