Paper, concerning the mineral of Liege which yields brimstone and vitriol and how to extract it by Robert Moray
Reference number: CLP/9i/9
Date: 1663
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Describes the method of extraction used at Liege, where the stone mineral is mined in a similar way to coal in England. The mineral is described as resembling lead and often found mingled with it.
Read to the Royal Society on 10 June 1663
Subject: Geology / Mineralogy / Industry / Mining / Chemistry
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- CLP/9i/9
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- 1663
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- 2 pages
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Robert Moray, Paper, concerning the mineral of Liege which yields brimstone and vitriol and how to extract it by Robert Moray, 1663, CLP/9i/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_9i_9/paper-concerning-the-mineral-of-liege-which-yields-brimstone-and-vitriol-and-how-to-extract-it-by-robert-moray, accessed on 09 October 2024
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Of the mineral of Liege, yeilding both brimstone and vitriol, and the way of extracting them out of it, used at Liege External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 3rd May 1665
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1665.0024
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