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GENERAL INDEX,
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Athens.
Silver mines (see Mt. Laurion,
Mines of).
Atramentum Sutorium (see also Vitriol) 572; 110
Atramentum Sutorium candidum . 113
Atramentum Sutorium rubrum . 274; 274
A urichalcum . 409 ; 404
Auripigmentum (see Orpiment).
Azure . 1; 109 ; 220
An indication of copper. 116
An indication of gold. 117
Colour of flame . 235
Azurite . 109 ; 220 ; 402
Babel, Tower of . 582
Babylonia.
Bitumen in. 682
Use of lead. 391
Babytace.
Gold buried by inhabitants. 9; 15
Baebelo. 42 ; 42
Balances. 224; 264—265
Barite . 115
Barmaster, of High Peak. 77
Bars, for Furnace Work . 382
Baskets, for Hoisting . 153
Bate a . 156
Beer . 230; 220
Bell, to call Workmen . 100
Bellows. 362—373; 419
Ancient use of. 354 ; 355 ; 362
Assay furnace . 226 ; 245
Mine ventilation with . 207—210
Beni Hassen, Inscriptions at . 586
Berg-geel . Ill
Bergmeister ... 33; 81; 95; 77; 77; 78
Deals with forfeited shares . 92—93
Jurors . 96
Bergmeister’s Clerk. 95 ; 78
Bergzinober (see Quicksilver).
Bermius (Bermium), Mt. (see Mt.
Bermius).
Bismuth . 433 ; 354 ; 220
Assaying ores of . 247
Indication of silver. 116
Minerals . 2; 111
Smelting of. 433—437 ; 400
The “ roof of silver ” . 117 ; 433
Zaffre . 112
Bitumen.
Ancient knowledge of 220 ; 581—682 ; 354
Colour of fumes. 235
Dead Sea . 33
Distillation . 581
From springs . 582
Harmful to metals . 273
Roasting from ore. 273; 276 ; 351
Solidified juice. 1
Bituminosa cadmia (see Cadmiabituminosa).
Blast, Regulation of. 380 ; 388
Blasting . 119
Blende . 113
Bleyberg . 239
Bloodstone . Ill; 2
Bloom. 420
Blutstein (see Ironstone).
Bohemia.
Antimony sulphide . 428
Pestilential vapours . 216
Sifting ore in . 293
Smelting . 384
Bone-ash . 230; 466
Borax. 660 ; 221; 110
Method of manufacture . 560
Use in gold smelting. 444 ; 457 ; 464
Use in assaying . 245; 246
Bornite . 109
Boundary Stones —;. 87; 129
Boundaries . 77 ; 147
Bowls for Alluvial Washing.
. 322; 324; 334; 336
Brass. 410 ; 354 ; 2
Ancient methods of making 404—405 ; 112
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Breaking Ore . 117—119
Brick Dust.
Used in cementation . 454 ; 454
Used in making nitric acid . 440
Brine (see also Salt).
Evaporation of . 547—548
Britain.
Lead-silver smelting . 392
Miners mentioned by Pliny. 83
Tin trade . 411—413
British Museum.
Egyptian gold-mining . 399
Egyptian lead . 390
Egyptian steel . 402
Bromyrite. 109
Bronze.
Historical notes. 411 ; 402 ; 354
Bronze Age. 355; 402; 411
Bryle (Outcrop). 101
Buckets, for Hoisting Ore 153—154; 157
Buddle . 281 ; 282; 267
Divided. 302—303
Simple . 300—302; 312—315
Bullion, Pouring into Bars. 382
Burning Ore . 231 ; 273 ; 267
Burnt Alum . 233 ; 565 ; 221
Cadmia (see also Zinc, Pompholyr,
Ancient ore of brass. 410
From dust chambers . 394
From liquation . 539 ; 542
From roasting matte . 349
Poisonous to miners . 214; 214
Roasting . 276
Smelting for gold and silver. 410
Cadmia bituminosa . 276; 273; 113
Cadmia fornacis (see Furnace Accre-
tions) .
Cadmia fossilis (see Calamine andBlende).
Cadmia metallica (see also Cobalt). 403; 113
Caeruleum (see Azure).
Cakes of Melted Pyrites . 379 ; 222
A flux . 234
Roasting of . 349—351
Use in smelting . 379
Calaem (see also Zinc). 409
Calamine. 112; 113; 409; 410
Calcite . 114
Calcspar. 116; 114
Caldarium Copper. 512; 542; 404 ; 611
Caldrons, for Evaporating Salts 548
Calmei (see Calamine).
Cameros.
Zinc found at. 409
Camphor. 238 ; 238 ; 221
Cam-shaft . 282—283 ; 267
Canales (Ore Channels). 43 ; 46 ; 47
Ore shoots in . 117
Cannon . 11
Cardinal Points . 57 ; 58
Carnelian . 114
Carneol (see Carnelian).
Carni . 390
Cupellation . 483
Smelting of lead ores. 390
Carpathian Mountains.
Liquation practice in . 540 ; 544
Sieves . 289
Stamp-milling . 319
Carthage.
Mines in Spain . 27
Castulo (Cazlona) . 42
Cementation (see also Parting Gold
from Silver) .453—457 ; 453 ; 458
Centumpondium . 616; 242 ; 509
Scale of weights . 260—261
Ceragurite. 109
Cerussa (see White-lead).
Cerussite . 110
Chain Pumps . 171—175
Chalcanthite. 110
Chalcanthum (see also Vitriol) . 109 ; 572