VI. Taste and Odor

The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
Edward Salisbury Dana William E. Ford
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The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
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Jan 1, 1922

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In their action upon the senses a few minerals possess taste, and others under some circumstances give off odor. 444. Taste belongs only to soluble minerals. The different kinds of taste adopted for reference are as follows: 1. Astringent: the taste of vitriol. 2. Sweetish astringent: taste of alum. 3. Saline: taste of common salt. 4. Alkaline: tast'e of soda. 5. Cooling: taste of saltpeter. 6. Bitter: taste of Epsom salts. 7. Sour: taste of sulphuric acid.
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MLA: Edward Salisbury Dana William E. Ford VI. Taste and Odor. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1922.

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