Rather then give you a long winded Blog about blowpipe analysis instead we are giving you a URL to a textbook that is completely about using the blowpipe technique for field analysis. Any serious prospector should become familiar with this low-cost method of mineral analysis since it can save them both time and money.
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| This is Chandler Hall at Lehigh University, Pennsylvania that used to be the chemical lab where blowpipe chemical analysis was conducted during the 19th century stressing its importance as a method of chemical analysis. |
The blowpipe is traced back to the ancient Egyptians, and even though it has mainly fallen into disuse today it is still a powerful tool for mineral analysis in the hands of somebody who knows how to use one.
This is the URL, http://www.archive.org/stream/elementsofblowpi00getmrich/elementsofblowpi00getmrich_djvu.txt