smaltine, smaltite

[Ital. smalto =smalt, enamel; suff. -ine, -ite ( Min.); Ger. speiskobalt. ] Min .: An isometric metallic mineral, occurring sometimes in crystals in which the cubic faces mostly predominate, but more frequently ma ive. Hardne , 55-6; specific gravity, 64-72; luster, metallic; color, tin-white to steel-gray; streak, grayish-black; brittle. Composition: Somewhat variable owing to the replacement of a part of the cobalt by nickel, but typical kinds would contain, arsenic, 721; cobalt, 94: nickel, 95; iron, 90=100, corresponding with the formula, (Co, Fe, Ni,) As2. Dana divides as follows: (1) Cobaltic smaltine; (2) Nickeliferous=chloanthite, in which cobalt is sometimes almost absent; (3) Ferriferous=safflorite, which contains over ten per cent. of iron. Mixtures of these lead to other groups, which however blend more or le with one another. Found in veins frequently a ociated with silver. smâltz, s. [SMALT.] *smărăgd, *sma-răg-dus, s. [Lat. smarag dus , from Gr. smaragdos an emerald (q. v.); Ο. Fr. smaragde, esmeraulte.] The emerald; also applied to the jasper, beryl, malachite, . "A table of gold richly adorned with carbuncles, smar agdes, and other precious stones." - Donne: Hist. Septua gint , p. 196.