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appellation

[ap-uh-ley-shuhn] / ˌæp əˈleɪ ʃən /


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Three lots of 1 gram of gold cupelled each with 20 grams of lead repeatedly, so as to make 13 cupellations in all, lost in actual weight 35.72 milligrams.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

The furnace should then be stoked and made ready for the next cupellations; by the time the furnace is ready the cupels will be ready also.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

In ten cupellations with the same quantities of gold and lead, but at an ordinary temperature, the gold recovered from the cupels varied from 1.37 to 1.92 milligrams, and gave an average of 1.59 milligrams.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

In three cupellations of 1 gram of gold with 20 grams of lead made purposely at a very high temperature the cupel absorbed 6.04, 6.20, and 6.45 milligrams of gold.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

The best plan is to do all the cupellations in batches.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius




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