The mineral constituents of dust and soot from various sources

Baron Nordenskjöld has described three different kinds of dust which were collected by him. Of two of these, one consisted of diatomacese and another of a silicious and apparently felspathic sand: both were found on ice in the Arctic regions. The third variety was quite different and appeared to be...

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Published in:Proceedings of the Royal Society of London
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 1901
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspl.1901.0018
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rspl.1901.0018
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Summary:Baron Nordenskjöld has described three different kinds of dust which were collected by him. Of two of these, one consisted of diatomacese and another of a silicious and apparently felspathic sand: both were found on ice in the Arctic regions. The third variety was quite different and appeared to be of cosmic origin.