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| Silver mines (see Mt. Laurion, Mines of). |
|
| Atramentum Sutorium (see also Vitriol) |
572; 110 |
| Atramentum Sutorium candidum |
113 |
| Atramentum Sutorium rubrum |
274; 274 |
| Auripigmentum (see Orpiment). |
|
| An indication of copper |
116 |
| An indication of gold |
117 |
| Gold buried by inhabitants |
9; 15 |
| Barmaster, of High Peak |
77 |
Bellows 362 373;
Ancient use of 354; 355;
Assay furnace 226;
Mine ventilation with 207-
BENI HASSEN, INSCRIPTIONS AT
Berg-geel
BERGMEISTER ... 33; 81; 95; 77;
Deals with forfeited shares
Jurors
BERGMEISTER'S CLERK
Bergzinober (see Quicksilver).
BERMIUS (BERMIUM), MT. (see Mt.
Bermius) .
BISMUTH 433; 354; 220
Assaying ores of 247
Indication of silver 116
Minerals 2; 111
Smelting of 433437; 400
The " roof of silver " 117; 433
Zaffre 112
BITUMEN.
Ancient knowledge of 220 ; 581582 ; 354
Colour of fumes 235
Dead Sea 33
Distillation 581
From springs 582
Harmful to metals 273
Roasting from ore 273; 276; 351
Solidified juice 1
Bituminosa cadmia (see Cadmia
bituminosa).
BLAST, REGULATION OF 380; 386
BLASTING 119
BLENDE 113
BLEYBERG 239
BLOODSTONE Ill; 2
BLOOM 420
niutstein (see Ironstone).
BOHEMIA.
Antimony sulphide
Pestilential vapours 216
Sifting ore in 293
Smelting 384
BONE-ASH 230; 466
BORAX 560; 221; 110
Method of manufacture 560
Use in gold smelting 444; 457; 464
Use in assaying 245; 246
BORNITE 109
BOUNDARY STONES 87; 129
BOUNDARIES 77; 147
BOWLS FOR ALLUVIAL WASHING
- 324; 334; 336
BRASS
Ancient methods of making
- 354; 2
404405; 112
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BREAKING ORE 117 119
BRICK DUST.
Used in cementation 454; 454
Used in making nitric acid 440
BRINE (see also Salt).
Evaporation of 547 548
BRITAIN.
Lead-silver smelting 392
Miners mentioned by Pliny 83
Tin trade 411413
BRITISH MUSEUM.
Egyptian gold-mining 399
Egyptian lead 390
Egyptian steel 402
BROMYRITE 109
BRONZE.
Historical notes 411; 402; 354
BRONZE AGE 365; 402; 411
BRYLE (Outcrop) 101
BUCKETS, FOR HOISTING ORE 153 154; 157
BUDDLE 281; 282; 267
Divided 302 303
Simple 300302; 312315
BULLION, POURING INTO BARS 382
BURNING ORE 231; 273; 267
BURNT ALUM 233; 565; 221
Cadmia (see also Zinc, Pompholyx,
and Cobalt) 542; 542; 112113
Ancient ore of brass 410
From dust chambers 394
From liquation 539; 542
From roasting matte 349
Poisonous to miners 214; 214
Roasting 276
Smel ting for gold and silver 41
Cadmia bituminosa 276; 273; 113
Cadmia fornacis (see Furnace Accre-
tions) .
Cadmia fossilis (see Calamine and
Blende).
Cadmia metallica (see also Cobalt) 403; 113
Caeruleum (see Azure).
CAKES OF MELTED PYRITES 379; 222
A flux 234
Roasting of 349351
Use in smelting 379
CALAEM (see also Zinc) 409
CALAMINE 112; 113; 409; *10
CALCITE 114
CALCSPAR 116; 114
Caldarium COPPER 512; 542; 404; 511
CALDRONS, FOR EVAPORATING SALTS 548
Calmei (see Calamine).
CAMEROS.
Zinc found at 409
CAMPHOR 238; 238; 221
CAM-SHAFT 282 283; 267
Canutes (Ore Channels) 43; 46; 47
Ore shoots in 117
CANNON 11
CARDINAL POINTS 57; 58
CARNELIAN 114
Carneol (see Carnelian).
Carni 390
Cupellation 483
Smelting of lead ores 390
CARPATHIAN MOUNTAINS.
Liquation practice in 540; 544
Sieves 289
Stamp-milling 319
CARTHAGE.
Mines in Spain 27
CASTULO (Cazlona) 42
CEMENTATION (see also Parting Gold
from Silver) 453457; 453; 458
Centumpondium 616; 242; 509
Scale of weights 260261
CERAGURITE 109
Cerussa (see White-lead).
CERUSSITE
CHAIN PUMPS 171175
CHALCANTHITE
Chalcanthum (see also Vitriol) 109; 572
