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GENERAL INDEX.

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Abandonment of Mines 217
Abertham
Mines at 74; 92; 74
Abolite 113
Abstrich 465; 492
Abydos.
Gold mines of 26; 27
Lead figure from 390
Abfug 464; 465; 475
Achates (see AGATE).
Accidents to Miners 214—216
Accounts (Mining) 96—98
Adit 101
Aeris flos (see Copper Flowers).
Aeris squama (see Copper Scales).
Aes caldarium 109
Aes luteum 109
Aes nigrum 109
Aes purum fossile (see Native Copper).
Aes rude plumbei coloris (see Copper Glance).
Aes ustum (see Roasted Copper).
Aetites 2
Africa.
Iron 420
Tin 412
Agate 114
agriculture.
Mining compared with 5
Ailments of Miners (see Maladies of Miners).
Air Currents in Mines 121; 200
Alabaster 114
Alchemists xxvii—xxx;44; 608
Agricola's opinion of xii; xxvii.
Amalgamation 297
Assaying 248; 219
Discovery of acids 439; 460
Distillation 441
Aljustrel Tablet 83—84
Alkali 558
Alloys. Assaying of 247—252
Alluvial Mining 321—348; 330—332
Alston Moor 84
Altenberg xxxi; vi.
Collapse of mine 218
Miners poisoned 214
Tin working appliances 290; 304; 318
Alum 564—568; 564—570
A solidified juice 1
Elizabethan Charter 283
In roasted pyrites 350
In Sal artificiosus 483
Latin and German terms 220; 221
Papal monopoly 570
Use in making nitric acid 439; 460
Amalgam.
Parting the gold from 298; 297
Amalgamation 297
Of gilt objects 461
Mills 295—299
Amber 34; 35
Amethyst 114
Amiantus (see Asbestos).
Ampulla 445—447; 220
Annaberg vi; xxi; 42; 75; 75
Profits 92
Ant, Venomous 216
Antimony 220; 428; 354
Minerals 110
Smelting of 400; 428
Use as type-metal 2; 429
Antimony Sulphide 220; 428; 451
Parting gold and silver with 451 ; 451 ; 461
Parting gold from copper 463
Parting silver and iron 544
Antwerp, Scale Of Weights 263
Apex Law 81; 83—86
Aqua regia 439; 441; 354
Aqua valens (see also Nitric Acid) 439—443; 439; 220
Clarification with silver 443 ; 443
Cleansing gold-dust with 396
Parting precious metals with 443—447
Arbores dissectae (Lagging) 101
ARCHIMEDES, SCREW OF 149
ARCHITECTURE.
Knowledge necessary for miners 4
Area fodinarum (see Meer).
ARGENTIFEROUS COPPER ORES,
SMELTING OF 404—407
ARGENTITE 109
Argenlum purum in venis (see Native Silver).
Argenlum rude plumbei coloris (see Silver Glance).
Argentum rude rubrum translucidum (see Ruby Silver).
ARGOL 234; 220
As a flux 234; 238; 243
Use in melting silver nitrate 447
Use in smelting gold dust 396—398
ARGONAUTS 330
ARITHMETICAL SCIENCE.
Knowledge necessary for miners 4
ARMENIA, STONE OF 115
ARSENIC (see also Orpiment and Realgar) 111; 214
Arsenicum 111
ARSENOPYRITE 111
ASBESTOS 440; 440; 114
ASH-COLOURED COPPER 539—540; 540; 523; 524; 492
From liquation 529—530
ASHES WHICH WOOL DYERS USE (see also Potash) 233; 559; 220
Use in assaying 236—238
ASH OF LEAD 237—238; 237; 220
ASH OF MUSK IVY (see also Potash and Nitrum) 236—238; 220
ASPHALT 581
Asphaltites (see Dead Sea).
ASSAY BALANCES (see Balances).
ASSAY FLUXES (see Fluxes).
ASSAY FURNACES 224—228; 220
Crucible 226—227
Muffle 224—228; 239
ASSAYING (see also Probierbuchlein) 219; 219; 220; 351
Amalgamation 243
Bismuth 247
Copper 244
Cupellation 240
Gold and silver alloys 248
Gold ore 242—244
Iron ore 247
Lead 245—246
Silver 242—245
Silver and copper alloys 249—250
Tin 246
Tin and silver alloys 251
ASSAY MUFFLES (see Muffles).
ASSAY TON 261; 242
ASSYRIAN COPPER
ASTHMA 214
ASTRONOMY.
Knowledge necessary for miners 4
ATARNEA.
Mines near 26; 27
ATHENS.
Mining law
Sea power and mines 27
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