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Weight of Various Minerals

Stones, &c.

One cubic foot of water weighs at a temperature of 60° Fahrenheit, 621 pounds avoirdupois. By ascertaining the specific gravity of a substance and multiplying with 62 pounds, the exact weight of one cubic foot is obtained.

Hard- Specific Substances. ness. Gravity.

Diamond from Ormus 20 3.7 (pink)..... 19 3.4 " (bluish). 19 3.3 “ Pounds (yellowish) 19 3.3 Avoirdupois. “ Cubic foot (cubic)..... 18 3.2 Anthracite coal.

Sp. Gr. Weighs. Ruby. 1.5 17 4.2 94 “ (pale, from Brazil). 16 3.5 Antimonial copper, tetrahedrite, Sapphire 16 3.8 or grey copper. 5.0 300 Topaz 15 4.2 Antimonial silver...... 9.5 GOO “ (whitish). 14 3.5 Antimony ore, grey sulphuret.. 4.5 279 6" (Bohemian). 11 2.8 ..

Antimony metal.. 6.5 400 Ruby (spinelle). 13 3.4 Apatite, or phosphate of lime.. 3.0 186 Emerald. 12 2.8 Arsenical iron pyrites, mis- Garnet. 12 4.4 pickel.... 6.0 370 Agate.. 12 2.6 Asbestos 3.0 186 Onyx..... 12 2.6 Asphaltum, mineral pitch. 1.0 62 Sardonyx.. 12 2.6 Baryta sulphate. 4.5 310 Amethyst (occidental). 11 2.7 Baryta carbonate, witherhite... 4.0 248 Crystal... .11 2.6 ..

Bismuth... 9.7 600 Cornelian...... 11. 2.7 Bituminous coal. 1.5 90 Jasper (green) 11 2.7 Black lead, graphite. 2.0 125 “ (reddish yellow). 9 2.6 Black jack blende, sulphuret of Schoerl 10 3.6 : zinc.. 4.0 250 Tourmaline.. 10 3.0 Bog iron ore. 4.0 250 Quartz... 10 2.7 Brown hæmatite. 4.0 250 Opal. 10 2.6 Building stones, comprising Chrysolite. 10 3.7 granite, gneiss, syenite, &c... 3.0 186 Zeolite. 8. 2.1 Calamine 3.3 190 Fluor. 7 3.5 Chromic iron. 4.5 260 Calcareous spar. 6 2.7 Copper pyrites. 4.0 260 Gypsum... 5 2.3 Derbyshire spar, fluor spar- 3.0 186 Chalk. 3 2.7 ...

Feldspar... 3.0 190 Glass.. 2.3:3.62 Flint 2.5 “ 110 (plate). 2.5: 2.6 Loose sand.. - 95 “ (crystal or flint)..... 3.0: 3.616 Franklinite. 5.0 Galena. 310 6137. Weight of Hemp and Wire Rope. 7.5 465 Gold (20 carats). “ (pure)... 15.7) 1000 19.2 to 1200 HEMP.

IRON WIRE.

STEEL WIRE.

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Gypsum...

Iron-cast iron. - 2.3 130 Cir- 450 cumfer- “ magnetic ore..

Cir- Weight cumferper Cir- Weight per 5.0 310 ence. Fathom. cumfer-Weight ence. Fathom per “ spathic ore. 3.0 200 “ “ pyrites.. 5.0 310 24 2 1 “ pyrrhotine, or magnetic --- - 1½ pyrites. 4.5 280 31 4 18 “ specular ore 4.5 290 “ wrought... - 487 4 5 Limestone, hydraulic.. “ magnesian. ...

Manganese, binoxide of.

Malachite.. 2.7 150 2.5 130 4.8 4.0 248 6 - 55 7 294 - 9 Mica.. 2.8 160 - Novaculite, or whetstone. 3.0 186 6호 10 Ochre. 3.5 217 Platinum, metal and ores. 16 to 19 1116 7 12 Porcelain clay. 2.0 140 2222222223 1& 2588478 12 2 1 1½ 21 3 3 1 24 18148812538478 6 44556 2 6 Pyrites, iron. 4.5 280 7 14 778 71 Quartz, pure, compact. 2.6 155 - 8½ “ loose, angular, and round 8 16 30 9 sand... - 100 - 3½ 10 Trap.... 3.0 186 8 18 3 11 Vitreous copper, copper glance.

Wood tin, stream tin.

Zinc, sulphide or blende.

Zincite, red zinc ore.

Zinc carbonate.. 5.5 341 - 34 12 - 9½ Zinc silicate. (Feuchtwanger). 3& -1-1-2-3-4-5-566-8-902 一一一一一一一一一一 TIMBER.

Specific Gravity TABLES OF WEIGHTS, MEASURES, ETC.

Miscellaneons Statistics. per Cubic Foot.

Tenacity in lbs. per Square Inch.

Crushing Force in lbs. per Square Inch.

Weight in lbs.

Ash.

Beech. .8 50 17.200 9.000 .69 43 11.000 9.000 Birch .71 44 15.000 5.500 Cedar... .48 30 11.000 5.600 Deal, Christiana. .7 44. 12.000 6.000 Elm.... .6 37 13.000 10.000 Hornbeam. .75 47 20.000 7.000 Larch. .55 34 9.000 5.500 Memel .6 37 Mahogany, Spanish. .8 50 16.000 8.000 Oak, English .93 58 17.000 10.000 Oak, Canadian. .87 54 10.000 6.000 Pine, red.. .65 41 12.000 5.800 Pine, yellow. .45 28 11.000 5.100 'Teak, Moulmein .65 41 15.000 12.000 Yew. .8 50 8.000 MISCELLANEOUS.

Asphaltum Gutta-percha India-rubber Ivory.... .9 56 .98 61 ... .94 59 1.8 112 FLUIDS.

Boiling Point.

Expansion.* Alcohol .8 50 173° .11 Ether .74 46 100 .07 Oil .90 56 .08 Water, fresh. 1.000 62.4 212 .047 Water, sea. 1.028 64.1 213 GASES.

Water 1.

Comparative Weight (Air being 1.) Weight of Cubic Foot in Grains. .0012 .0018 .0005 .00008 .00125 1.000 1.524 .420 .069 1.103 527 800 220 43 627 Air Carbonic acid Carburetted hydrogen.

Hydrogen Oxygen