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An excerpt (title page plus pp. 62-77) from Adolf Kenngott's 1853 revision of Friedrich Mohs's mineral classification, published in Vienna. These pages cover the Order 'Spathe' (spars), listing silicate species by genus with chemical formulas and cross-references to Mohs, Haidinger, Naumann and other systems. In the genus Augitspathe (pyroxene-type minerals) Kenngott lists 'Grunerit, Kenngott 3FeO. 2SiO3', the iron silicate he named grunerite. The mineral is now classed as an amphibole, and its fibrous form is the commercial asbestos amosite. Elsewhere in the excerpt, 'Amiant' is given as a Haidinger synonym under diopside. Haidinger's 'Strahlstein', 'Byssolith' and 'Asbest' are given as synonyms under actinolite in the genus Amphibolspathe.
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- James, Dwight Dana
- Published by
- G. P. Putnam
- Date
- 1853
- Library no.
- ACL Doc 21531 · asbestosclaims.law/library/21531
- Rights
- Published in 1930 or earlier; in the public domain in the United States.
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James, Dwight Dana. “Das Mohs'sche Mineralsystem, dem gegenwärtigen Standpunkte der Wissenschaft gemäss bearbeitet (excerpt).” 1853. G. P. Putnam. AsbestosClaims.Law Library, ACL Doc 21531. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/21531.
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