10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RENSSELAERITE»
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rensselaerite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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With these facts, it is clear that rensselaerite differs from soapstone or steatite, by
its hardness; it is softer than pyroxene, and is not a pseudomorph, in
consequence of possessing the requisite characters of a crystal. To these facts, I
may justly ...
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Geology of New York: Survey of the second geological ...
Rensselaerite. In placing this substance among the rocks of New-York, I have
been governed by the principle, that all masses which exist independent of veins
and disseminated particles, or crystals, should be ranked with the rocks proper, ...
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Natural History of New York ...: Geology. 4 v
Origin of Rensselaerite. , Being a mass clearly unstratified, and constantly
associated with primitive limestone and serpentine, the theory of its origin must
be the same as that of those rocks, which has been very fully stated in the
preceding ...
New York (State). Natural History Survey, 1842
half a mile or more ; in some places the rensselaerite is black, and is traversed by
seams of white satin spar. Near this farm, or upon the adjoining one south, it
occurs in larger masses, associated with primary limestone and quartz ; the latter
is ...
William Williams Mather, Ebenezer Emmons, Lardner Vanuxem, 1842
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Geology of New York; Comprising The Geology Of The Second ...
With these facts, it is clear that rensselaerite differs from soapstone or steatite, by
its hardness; it is softer than pyroxene, and is not a pseudomorph, in conse
quence of possessing the requisite characters of a crystal. To these facts, I may
justly ...
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Geology of New-York: Comprising the survey of the second ...
RENSSELAERITE. In placing this substance among the rocks of New-York, I
have been governed by the principle, that all masses which exist independent of
veins and disseminated particles, or crystals, should be ranked with the rocks
proper ...
New York (State). Natural History Survey, William Williams Mather, Ebenezer Emmons, 1842
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Documents of the Senate of the State of New York
129 Rensselaerite. Natural bridge, Jefferson. 130 Rensselaerite (with satin spar).
Fowler, St. Lawrence. 131 Rensselaerite (sawed slab). Edwards, St. Lawrence.
132 Rensselaerite. Edwards, St. Lawrence. 133 Primary limestone (with augite).
New York (State). Legislature. Senate, 1848
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A System of Mineralogy Comprising the Most Recent Discoveries
Massive pyrites, calc spar, brown tourmaline, sphene, serpentine, talc,
rensselaerite, pyroxene, specular iron, copper pyrites. Dekalb. — Hornblende,
heavy sjy&v, fluor, tremolite, tourmaline, blende, graphite, pyroxene, quartz (
spongy), ...
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Assembly: State of New York
While upon this subject, I take this opportunity for stating my dissent from the
opinion of Dr. Beck in relation to Eupyrchroite and Rensselaerite, as given in his
report for 1840. I consider that the principles of mineralogy require the separation
of ...
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Manual of Mineralogy: Including Observations on Mines, Rock, ...
J}[assioe pyrites, calc spa r, brown tourmaline, sphene, serpentine, talc,
rensselaerite, pyroxene, specular iron, copper pyrites. I)l£KALB.—HOTflbl€nde,
heavy spar, fiuor, tremolite, tourmaline, blende, graphite, pyroxene, quartz (
spongy), ...
