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June 1. 1806. Publiſhed by Ja.s Sowerby. London.
British Mineralogy
CLXIX
Cuprum arseniatum

Arseniate of Copper

  • Class 3. Metals.
  • Order 1. Homogeneous.
  • Gen. 10. Copper.
  • Spec. 8. Arseniate of.
  • Div. 1. Crystallized.
  • Syn. Arseniate of Copper. Bourn. Phil. Trans. 1801.

In describing the crystals on this specimen I may use the words of Count Bournon, who, after speaking of the elongated octaedron of the former table, says, “The angles of 96° are replaced by a plane which is equally inclined on the adjacent sides, and is frequently very broad. Then the tetraëdral prism is changed into a flat hexaëdral prism having two angles of 84°, and the others of 138°.” The Count never saw the angles of 84° replaced. “The average, specific gravity of this Arseniate of Copper taken on five pure pieces was 4.280.”

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