 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1833 - 562 pages
...of trap, composed of hornblende and felspar. GRIT, a provincial name for a coarse-grained sandstone. GYPSUM, a mineral composed of lime and sulphuric acid,...strong heat. It is found so abundantly near Paris, that Paris plaster is a common term in this country for the white powder of which casts are made. The term... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1833 - 570 pages
...of trap, composed of hornblende and felspar. GRIT, a provincial name for a coarse-grained sandstone. GYPSUM, a mineral composed of lime and sulphuric acid,...strong heat. It is found so abundantly near Paris, that Paris piaster is a common term in this country for the white powder of which casts are made. The term... | |
 | sir Charles Lyell (bart.) - 1835 - 440 pages
...being a provincial miner's term.^*"*" GRIT. A provincial name for a coarse-grained sandstone. GTPSUM. A mineral composed of lime and sulphuric acid, hence...is found so abundantly near Paris, that plaster of Paris is a common term in this country for the white powder of which casts are made. The term is used... | |
 | Virginia Geological Survey - Geology - 1836 - 552 pages
...of trap, composed of hornblende and felspar. Grit, a provincial name for a coarse-grained sandstone. Gypsum, a mineral composed of lime and sulphuric acid,...strong heat. It is found so abundantly near Paris, that Paris plaster is a common term in this country for the white powder of which casts are made. The term... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1837 - 500 pages
...and wacke being a provincial miner's term. GRIT. A provincial name for a coarse-grained sandstone. GYPSUM. A mineral composed of lime and sulphuric acid,...is found so abundantly near Paris, that plaster of Paris is a common term in this country for the white powder of which casts are made. The term is used... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1837 - 568 pages
...and wackc being a provincial miner's term. GRIT. A provincial name for a coarse-grained sandstone. GYPSUM.' A mineral composed of lime and sulphuric...hence called also sulphate of lime. Plaster and stucco arc obtained by exposing gypsum to a strong heat. It is found so abundantly near Paris, that plaster... | |
 | geologocal survey of pennsylvania - Geology - 1838 - 446 pages
...Gypsum, a ; mineral composed of lime and sulphuric acid,' hence • i ' called &\9OfSitlp hate of lhne'. 'Plaster and stucco are obtained by exposing gypsum...is found so abundantly near Paris, that Plaster of. Paris is a common term in .this "i: "country' 'for 'trie white powder o^'which'easts are made. ,'.'-'.... | |
 | George Roberts - 1839 - 208 pages
...sperma, seed) plants ; those which have their seeds uncovered and visible. GYPSUM (term used by Pliny) ; a mineral composed of lime and sulphuric acid, hence called also sulphate of lime. It is called plaster of Paris, from its being found so abundantly near that city ; and after having... | |
 | sir Charles Lyell (bart.) - 1840 - 504 pages
...coarse-grained sandstone. GYPSBM. A mineral composed of lime and sulphuric acid, hence called also sulli/mte of lime. Plaster and stucco are obtained by exposing...is found so abundantly near Paris that plaster of Paris is a common term in this country for the white powder of which casts are made. The term is used... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - Geology - 1847 - 866 pages
...this group belong the natural orders Conifere which are exogens and Cyeadaceae which are endogens. GYPSUM. A mineral composed of lime and sulphuric acid,...is found so abundantly near Paris, that plaster of Paris is a common term in this country for the white powder of which casts are made. The term is used... | |
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Grit, a provincial name for a coarse-grained sandstone. Gypsum, a mineral composed of lime and sulphuric acid, hence called also sulphate of lime. Plaster and stucco are obtained by exposing gypsum to a strong heat. It is found so abundantly near Paris,... 
