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Image number: RS.10536
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‘Calx carbonata’
Date
1802
Creator
James Sowerby (1757 - 1822, British) , Naturalist
Object type
Library reference
R64216
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 233mm
width (print): 145mm
width (print): 145mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Three specimens of calcium carbonate crystals, here termed ‘crystallized carbonate of lime’, including (lower figure) “a rare fragment of a fine yellow”. Showing the optical properties of each of the minerals.
Plate 2 from British mineralogy: or coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain, by James Sowerby, volume 1 (London, R.Taylor & Co., 1804).
The accompanying text states that the mineral is “Found chiefly in lime-stone rocks wherever they occur in Great Britain, as Derbyshire, some parts of Wales, Wiltshire, Devonshire, &c.”
The plate is inscribed: “Novr. 1 1802. Published by Jas. Sowerby, London.”
Plate 2 from British mineralogy: or coloured figures intended to elucidate the mineralogy of Great Britain, by James Sowerby, volume 1 (London, R.Taylor & Co., 1804).
The accompanying text states that the mineral is “Found chiefly in lime-stone rocks wherever they occur in Great Britain, as Derbyshire, some parts of Wales, Wiltshire, Devonshire, &c.”
The plate is inscribed: “Novr. 1 1802. Published by Jas. Sowerby, London.”
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