H2O are deposited from warm, strongly acid solutions, and transparent rhombic tables of KAuCl4.
The solution is filtered and allowed to cool, when colourless rhombic pyramids of the aurocyanide separate.
Basal ring rhombic or nearly square, with four short conical descending spines on the four prominent edges (two sagittal and two lateral); between them numerous smaller irregular thorns.
Frontal ring elliptical, with few scattered thorns, twice as broad as high, and three times as broad as the smooth rhombic basal ring.
The connected frames form together a regular rhombic framework with obliquely crossed crests.
Pores subregular, rhombic or nearly square, disposed in oblique series, separated by parallel obliquely ascending rings, which are crossed by interrupted parallel bars.
Pores small, circular, regularly disposed in six to eight alternating longitudinal rows, each pore surrounded by a large rhombic frame.
Thus, the cube or hexahedron, the rhombic dodecahedron, and the octahedron all belong to the regular system, which is characterised by 3 equal axes cutting one another at right angles.
It occurs in large, shining striated, rhombic prisms, which are anhydrous.
The longer of two diagonals, as of a rhombic prism.
A mineral occurring in rhombic prisms, generally yellowish and pellucid, also colorless, and of greenesh, bluish, or brownish shades.
The Monoclinic system, having one of the intersections oblique, as in the oblique rhombic prism.
The pectoral fins, which are large and broad and united to the sides of the body and head, give a somewhat rhombic form to these fishes.
A ganoid fish havingrhombic enameled scales; one of the Rhomboganoidei.
It crystallizes in the cubical system, often in beautiful octahedra and rhombic dodecahedra.
Ferrous bromide, FeBr2, is obtained as yellowish crystals by the union of bromine and iron at a dull red-heat, or as bluish-green rhombic tables of the composition FeBr2.
Ferrous fluoride, FeF2, is obtained as colourless prisms (with 8H2O) by dissolving iron in hydrofluoric acid, or as anhydrous colourless rhombic prisms by heating iron or ferric chloride in dry hydrofluoric acid gas.
For example, sulphur is stable in therhombic form till 95.
This may be expressed in the chosen case by a symbol; "rhombic sulphur <--95.
The bees, of course, no more knowing that they swept their spheres at one particular distance from each other, than they know what are the several angles of the hexagonal prisms and of the basal rhombic plates.
Even in the rude circumferential rim or wall of wax round a growing comb, flexures may sometimes be observed, corresponding in position to the planes of the rhombic basal plates of future cells.
At temperatures and pressures above this triple point, rhombic sulphur will be the stable modification, and this fact is of mineralogical interest, because it explains the occurrence in nature of well-formed rhombic crystals.
From the relative positions of the metastable melting point of rhombic sulphur and the stable melting point of monoclinic sulphur at 120deg, we see that, of the two forms, the metastable form has the lower melting point.
In the case of sulphur, the transition point of rhombic into monoclinic sulphur was found by Reicher[51] to lie at 95.
This metastable fusion curve must pass through the triple point for rhombic sulphur--monoclinic sulphur--liquid sulphur, and on passing this point it becomes a stable fusion curve.
The continuation of this curve, therefore, above 151deg forms the stable fusion curve of rhombic sulphur (curve CD).
Of these only monoclinic and rhombic sulphur exhibit the relationship of enantiotropy, i.
Pertaining to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
It forms rhombic prisms or plates which melt at 25° and boil at 83°, and has a spiritous smell, resembling that of camphor.
It is obtained as rhombic plates by mixing dilute solutions of calcium chloride and sodium phosphate, and passing carbon dioxide into the liquid.
Orthorhombic system, in rhombic or hexagonal scales or plates, but usually earthy or clay-like.
Monoclinic system: usually in rhombic or six-sided prisms which may be short and thick, but are more often acicular or bladed.
It crystallizes from water in colourless rhombic prisms, containing four molecules of water of crystallization, and possesses a very acid reaction.
Fine rhombic dodecahedra occur in the schistose rocks of the Zillerthal, in Tyrol, and are sometimes cut and polished.
Metaphenylene diamine crystallizes in rhombic plates which melt at 63 deg.
It forms large rhombic prisms, has a somewhat saline taste and is easily soluble in water.
This species is beautifully variegated with rhombic spots; the belly is whitish; it is of vast strength, and from thirty to thirty-six feet long.
H2O, occurs as the rare mineral lanthanite, forming greyish-white, pink or yellowish rhombic prisms.
Lapis lazuli occurs usually in compact masses, with a finely granular structure; and occasionally, but only as a great rarity, it presents the form of the rhombic dodecahedron.
It crystallizes in yellow rhombic prisms, and is readily soluble in water, the solution having a bitter taste and an alkaline reaction.
They form rhombic crystals of a red or brown red or brown red colour and are readily decomposed by warm water, with formation of the bichromate.
Leaf-bases broadly rhombic, or in old stems regularly rhombic, prominent, ascending, terminated by very broad rhombic scars having a central point and two lateral obscure points.
Still more remarkable is the discovery in the same beds of a stem with rhombic areoles or leaf-bases, to which the name Protostigma has been given.
Leaf-scars rhombicor sometimes shield-shaped or heart-shaped, in the middle or upper part of the leaf-base.
Some of the species approach near to the last genus, especially to the Lepidodendra withrhombic leaf-bases like L.
Leaf-scars transversely rhombic or oval with three vascular scars, the central largest.
This observation is contrary to the experience of most investigators, the majority of whom have found the bulk of the material to be amorphous and sponge-like, but a small portion of it to consist of hexagonal or rhombic crystals.
In so far as it can be isolated true clay appears to be an amorphous, or practically amorphous, material which may under suitable conditions crystallize into rhombic plates of kaolinite.
The crystals of this salt, which are obtained with difficulty, are right rhombic prisms, and are deliquescent.
By evaporating the solution, the periodic acid may be obtained in deliquescent, oblique, rhombic prisms, which are somewhat soluble in alcohol and in ether.
A careful inspection of the precipitate through a lens of small power shows it to consist of minute acicular crystals; and seen through a glass which magnifies 100 times, these crystals present the form of right rhombic prisms.
The sulphocarbolate of magnesium crystallises in large, clear, rhombic prisms, easily soluble in water.
By carefully conducted sublimation, or by the slow evaporation of its solution in hydriodic acid, it may be obtained in rhombic plates an inch long.
Its crystals are striated oblique rhombic prisms; it effloresces slightly in the air, and is soluble in 4 parts of water at 60 deg.
It crystallises in long fine needles or thinrhombic plates, and melts at 89.
Mannite crystallises in needles or rhombic prisms, which are soluble in water and alcohol, and have a sweet taste.
One modification separated out in the form ofrhombic octahedra, another in oblique plates, and a third in long brittle prisms or plates.
It crystallises easily in long striated six-sided rhombic prisms terminating in rhombic pyramids.
It is soluble in water, and crystallises from its solution in hexagonal rhombic prisms.
The other form of calcium carbonate occurs in crystals belonging to therhombic system, and it is then called aragonite; its specific gravity is 3·0.
Tutton draws the general conclusion that the crystallographic properties of the isomorphic rhombic sulphates R{2}SO{4} are a function of the atomic weight of the metals contained in them (see Chapter XV.
Upon addition of acetic acid they dissolve, and rhombic plates of uric acid appear.
The crystals are dark-brown rhombic plates lying singly or in crosses, and are easily recognized (Fig.
Yellowish or brown, needle-like or rhombic crystals of hematoidin (Fig.
When treated with hydrochloric or acetic acid they slowly dissolve and rhombic crystals of uric acid appear.
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