oxammite

[Eng.ox( alic ); ammonia ), and suff.- ite ( Min.).] Min.: A mineral found in the guano of Guanape Island. Composition as stated by Shepard, oxalate of ammonia. Raimondi had described a similar mineral under the name of Guanapite. Crystallization orthorhombic; color yellowish-white; luster, silky; transparent; occurs with mascagnite (q. v.) ox-ăm-ý-lāne, s. [Eng. ox (amic), amyl(ic), and suff. -ane.] ox-a-năph-thal-ide, s. [Eng. oxa (lic), naphthal(ic), and suff. -ide.] 200. IMG:content-0500.png:[blocks in formation] Chem.: C . Phenyloxamic acid. Prepared by fusing a mixture of aniline and oxalic acid, for ten minutes at a high temperature, and boiling the cooled ma with water. It crystallizes in beautiful lamine, slightly soluble in cold, very soluble in hot water, and in alcohol. With bases it forms oxanilates, which are isomeric with the is a tates.