Title: The American Museum journal
Identifier: americanmuseumjo07amer (find matches)
Year: c1900-(1918) (c190s)
Authors: American Museum of Natural History
Subjects: Natural history
Publisher: New York : American Museum of Natural History
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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IIOIEY, TilK FOYER ME TEA)RITES 2i> black powder. The discoverv of dianioiids in Caiivon Diablo was made ill 1S9I by Professor (x. A. K(x-nii>; of rhiladelj)hia and was afterward confirnied by Dr. George F. Kunz of New York, Professor Huntington of Harvard University, Professor Moissan of Paris and other investijia- tors. In 1905 MoLssan dissolved a fraijment of Canyon Diablo wcMijhino;
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CANYON Diablo. A\ eight. 1()S7 poiiiHls. Diainoiids Iimvo Ikmmi t'ouiul in spociinciis of tliis f;i several pounds and obtained not only recounizable crystals of the diamond, but also crystals of a mineral corresponding exactly in com- position to the extremely hard artificial silicide of carbon (rSi2) known as carborundum. This new mineral has been named moi.ssanite, and this is the first time that it has been found in nature. Canyon Diablo was found in ISO! at and near Coon Butte, Arizona, in the vicinitv of the town of Canvon Diablo. The oriirinal size of the

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