Ref NoLDGSL/33
Title'Tabular view of Mr Aikin's system of Mineralogy'
Date[post 1814]
Date NotePublication date of first edition
LevelItem
Extent1 vol
FormatDocument
DescriptionDocument, 'Tabular view of Mr Aikin's system of Mineralogy' comprising a list of minerals arranged under their respective classes as set out in Arthur Aikin's 'Manual of Mineralogy' (1814). The tabular list is in the hand of Thomas WEBSTER, Keeper of the Geological Society's Museum (1812-1827) and there is some indications of drawer locations for a number of the different 'species' of mineral specimens.

Bound within Tract volume Q P Misc 23 also containing the following printed items:

1) João MONTEIRO, 'Mémoire sur la chaux fluatée du Vésuve', [1800]
2) Frid. STROMEYER, 'De Arragonite ejusque differentia a Spatho Calcareo Rhomboidali, Chemica...' (1813)
3) João MONTEIRO, 'Mémoire sur la détermination directe d'une nouvelle variété de forme cristallin de chaux carbonatée...' (1813)
4) Antoine César BEQUEREL, 'Note sur les variétés de forme de Chaux carbonatée, observees dans le calcaire de Clamecy', (1819)
5) Domenico VIVIANI, 'Memoria sopra una nuova specie de minerale scoperta in Liguria', [?1817]
6) BROCCHI & GISMONDI, 'Sulla Prenite rinvenuta in Toscana', (1817)
7) BROCCHI & BRUGNATELLI, 'Sopra una sostanza fossile contenuta nella lavo di Capo di Bove presso Roma', (1814)
8) LEONHARD & VOGEL, 'Mineralogisch-chemische Untersuchungen des Triphan's und Tantalit's', (1818)
9) Gustavus IDESTAM, 'Tentamen chemico-mineralogicum de Granatis...' (1819)
10) Laurent-Pierre de JUSSIEU, 'Sur des grenats de Finlande', (1811)
11) Thomas ALLAN, 'Remarks on a mineral [Allanite] from Greenland supposed to be crystallised Gadolinite', (1812)
12) Antoine VAGNON, 'Notice sur le corindon rouge-jaunatre de Traverselle, vallée de Brozzo...' (1813)
13) Gustavus ROSE, 'De Sphenis atque Titanitae systemate crystallino... (1820)
14) Réné-Just HAÜY, 'Sur les cymphanes des états-unis', (1811)
15) Louis Albert NECKER, 'Note sur un echantillon remarquable de la substance nommée par Hauy cuivre hydro-siliceux par Léonhard Kiesel-Malachit', (1828)
16) Christian Samuel WEISS, 'Über den Haytorit', (1828)
17) Christian Samuel WEISS, 'Über die herzformig genannten Zwillingskrystalle von Kalkspath, und gewisse analoge von Quarz', (1829)
18) Christian Samuel WEISS, 'Über das Dihexaeder, dessen Flaxhenneigung gegen die Axe gleich ist seinem ebenen Endspitzenwinkel...'', (1829)
19) Christian Samuel WEISS, 'Betrachtung des Feldspathsystems in der viergliedrigen Stellung.'', (1835)
20) Christian Samuel WEISS, 'Über eine versteckte gegenseitige Beziehung zwischen den Krystallsystemen des Feldspathes und des Kalkspathes.'', (1835)
21) David BREWSTER, 'On certain new phenomena of colour in Labrador Felspar with observations on the nature and cause of its changeable tints', (1829)
22) J PELLETIER, 'Essai sur la valeur des caractéres physiques employés en minéralogie...' (1812)
23) Mss 'Tabular view of Mr Aikin's system of Mineralogy'
24) Nils NORDENSKIÖLD, 'Försök till framstallning af kemiska mineralsystemet...' (1827)
25) Ernesto Friderico de GLOCKER, 'De Graphite Moravico et de phaenomenis quibusdam, originem graphitae illustrantibus...' (1840)
CustodialHistoryItem is a bound tract volume, transferred from the Library 21 Nov 2016.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish, French, Latin, Italian, German, Finnish
ArchNoteSource: 'Catalogue of the Library of the Geological Society of London' (1881); Description by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameWEBSTER | Thomas | 1772-1844 | geologist
TermMineralogy
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/1849AIKIN; Arthur (1773-1854); natural scientist and founder of the Geological Society1773-1854
DS/UK/52WEBSTER; Thomas (1772-1844); geologist1772-1844
DS/UK/2071NORDENSKIÖLD; Nils Gustaf (1792-1866); mineralogist and explorer1792-1866
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