e following
works: "Manual of Qualitative Analysis," Fresenius; "Qualitative
Chemical Analysis," Venable; Roscoe and Schorlemmer's "Treatise on
Chemistry"; Foye's "Hand-Book of Mineralogy"; Dana's "Mineralogy";
Kobell's "Tafeln zur Bestimmung der Mineralien"; etc.

FREDERICK HUTTON GETMAN.

STAMFORD, CONN.,

Feb. 22, 1899.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER I
PAGE
Apparatus and Reagents 1-7

CHAPTER II

General Outline of Blowpipe Analysis 8

Definitions 9

Examination on Charcoal Alone 10

Examination on Charcoal with Sodium Carbonate 13

Examination in Tube with Sodium Carbonate and Charcoal 15

Examination on Platinum Wire 16

Examination in Borax Bead 17

Examination with Cobalt Nitrate 20

CHAPTER III

General Reactions for the Detection of the Metallic
Elements in Simple Compounds 22

Aluminum 23

Antimony 24

Arsenic 25

Bismuth 25

Cadmium 26

Chromium 26

Cobalt 27

Copper 28

Iron 28

Lead 29

Manganese 30

Mercury 30

Nickel 31

Silver 32

Tin 32

Zinc 33

The Alkali Metals 34

Ammonium 34

Potassium