A System of Instruction in the Practical Use of the Blowpipe - Part 7
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--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Green.

--+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

Oxide of Iron

Oxide of Iron, bottle-green.

" " Uranium

Oxide of Uranium, bottle-

" " Chromium

green.

Oxide of Chromium, emerald-

green.

Vanadic Acid, emerald-green.

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Opaque-grey. (The opacity generally becomes distinct during cooling.) --+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

_

Oxide of Silver

Oxide of Silver._

" " Zinc After

" " Zinc After

" " Cadmium

short

" " Cadmium short

" " Lead } blowing.

" " Lead

blowing.

" " Bis.m.u.th

Otherwise

" " Bis.m.u.th }Otherwise

" " Antimony

colorless.

" " Antimony

colorless.

" " Nickel /

" " Nickel /

Telluric Acid _/

Telluric Acid _/

_

_

Niobic Acid After long

Niobic Acid After long

Pelopic "

continued blowing

Pelopic "

continued

} and in

} blowing and

considerable

in considerable

_/ proportion.

_/ proportion.

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Opaque red and reddish-brown.

--+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

Oxide of Copper

Oxide of Copper.

B. MICROCOSMIC SALT.

1. Oxydizing flame.

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Color of Bead.

--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Substances which produce this color +--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

in the hot bead.

in the cold bead.

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Colorless --+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

_

Silica (only

Silica

slightly soluble)

Alumina

Alumina

Oxide of Tin

Oxide of Tin _

Telluric Acid

Telluric Acid

Baryta

Baryta

Strontia

Strontia

With

Lime

In all

Lime

intermittent

Magnesia } proportions.

Magnesia }flame

Glucina

Glucina

opaque

Yttria

Yttria

white.

Zirconia

Zirconia

Thoria

Thoria /

Oxide of Lanthanum

Oxide of Lanthanum/

" " Cerium

Niobic Acid /

Niobic Acid

Pelopic " _/

Pelopic "

Tantalic "

Tantalic "

t.i.tanic "

t.i.tanic "

Tungstic " _

Tungstic "

Oxide of Zinc In small

Oxide of Zinc

" " Cadmium quant.i.ty only.

" " Cadmium

" " Lead } In large

" " Lead

" " Bis.m.u.th

quant.i.ty

" " Bis.m.u.th

" " Antimony / yellow.

" " Antimony

_/

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Yellow, orange, red and brown.

--+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

Tantalic Acid _

t.i.tanic "

Tungstic "

Oxide of Zinc

In large

" " Cadmium } quant.i.ty.

" " Lead

" " Bis.m.u.th

" " Antimony _/

" " Silver

Oxide of Silver.

" " Cerium

" " Iron

Oxide of Iron.

" " Nickel

" " Nickel.

" " Uranium

" " Uranium,

yellowish-green.

Vanadic Acid

Vanadic Acid.

Oxide of Chromium

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Violet or Amethyst.

--+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

Oxide of Manganese

Oxide of Manganese.

" " Didymium

" " Didymium.

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Blue.

--+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

Oxide of Cobalt

Oxide of Cobalt

Oxide of Copper, to

greenish-blue.

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Green.

--+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

Molybdic Acid, yellowish-green

Molybdic Acid, yellowish-green.

Oxide of Copper

Oxide of Uranium,

yellowish-green.

Oxide of Chromium,

emerald-green.

B. MICROCOSMIC SALT.

2. Reducing flame.

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Color of Bead.

--+-----------------------------------------------------------------------

Substances which produce this color +--------------------------------------+---------------------------------

in the hot bead.

in the cold bead.

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Colorless --+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

Silica (only slightly soluble)

Silica (only slightly soluble).

Alumina

Alumina.

Oxide of Tin

Oxide of Tin. _

Baryta

Baryta

Strontia

Strontia

Lime

Lime

Magnesia

Magnesia

With an

Glucina

Glucina }intermittent

Yttria

Yttria

flame

Zirconia

Zirconia

opaque-

Thoria

Thoria only when

white.

saturated /

Oxide of Lanthanum

Oxide of Lanthanum/

" " Cerium

" " Cerium.

" " Didymium

" " Didymium.

" " Manganese

" " Manganese.

Tantalic Acid _

Tantalic Acid.

Oxide of Silver

Oxide of Silver _

" " Zinc

" " Zinc After

" " Cadmium

After long

" " Cadmium long

" " Lead } continued

" " Lead

continued

" " Bis.m.u.th

blowing.

" " Bis.m.u.th } blowing.

" " Antimony

Otherwise grey.

" " Antimony

Otherwise

" " Nickel /

" " Nickel / grey.

Telluric Acid _/

Telluric Acid _/ --+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Yellow, red, and brown.

--+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

Oxide of Iron, red

Oxide of Iron.

t.i.tanic Acid, yellow

Pelopic Acid, brown

Pelopic Acid.

Ferruginous t.i.tanic Acid, blood red

Ferruginous t.i.tanic Acid.

" Niobic " "

" Niobic "

" Pelopic " "

" Pelopic "

" Tungstic " "

" Tungstic "

Vanadic Acid, brownish

Oxide of Chromium, reddish

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Violet or Amethyst.

--+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

Niobic Acid in large proportion

Niobic Acid in large proportion.

t.i.tanic Acid.

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Blue.

--+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

Oxide of Cobalt

Oxide of Cobalt.

Tungstic Acid

Tungstic Acid.

Niobic Acid in very large proportion.

Niobic Acid in very large

proportion.

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Green.

--+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

Oxide of Uranium

Oxide of Uranium.

Molybdic Acid

Molybdic Acid.

Vanadic "

Oxide of Chromium.

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Opaque-grey. (The opacity generally becomes distinct during cooling.) --+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

Oxide of Silver

Oxide of Silver.

" " Zinc

" " Zinc.

" " Cadmium

" " Cadmium.

" " Lead

" " Lead.

" " Bis.m.u.th

" " Bis.m.u.th.

" " Antimony

" " Antimony.

" " Nickel

" " Nickel.

Telluric Acid

Telluric Acid.

--+--------------------------------------+-------------------------------- Opaque-red and reddish brown.

--+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------

Oxide of Copper

Oxide of Copper.

TABLE II.

Metallic Oxides

1. Oxide of Cerium, C^{2}O^{3}.

Behavior with Borax on Platinum wire