-------------------+---------+-------+--------+-----------+-------------+ | | | | | | |Pacquico.|Latham |Saldanha|Australian.|Kooriamooria.| | |Island.|Bay. | | | | | | | | | -------------------+---------+-------+--------+-----------+-------------+ Water | 8.38 | 24.96 | 21.03 | 13.20 | 8.91 | Organic matter }| | | | | | and ammoniacal }| 23.10 | 10.96 | 14.93 | 13.77 | 7.72 | salts }| | | | | | Phosphates | 32.36 | 54.47 | 56.40 | 44.47 | 44.15 | Sulphate of lime | 2.92 | 2.82 | ... | 4.55 | 3.19 | Carbonate of lime | ... | 2.20 | ... | 8.82 | 3.37 | Alkaline salts | 25.43 | 4.06 | 6.10 | 7.34 | 11.23 | Sand | 7.81 | 0.51 | 1.54 | 7.85 | 21.43 | +---------+-------+--------+-----------+-------------+ |100.00 |100.00 |100.00 |100.00 |100.00 | Ammonia | 6.58 | 1.26 | 1.62 | 1.01 | 0.42 | Phosphoric }| | | | | | acid in alkaline}| 3.50 | ... | ... | ... | ... | salts }| | | | | | -------------------+---------+-------+--------+-----------+-------------+ -------------------+-----------+--------+--------+ | | | | |Patagonian.|Chilian.|Mexican.| | | | | | | | | -------------------+-----------+--------+--------+ Water | 20.61 | 14.89 | 18.80 | Organic matter }| | | | and ammoniacal }| 19.72 | 16.81 | 12.88 | salts }| | | | Phosphates | 30.66 | 36.90 | 18.38 | Sulphate of lime | 1.30 | ... | 27.79 | Carbonate of lime | 3.06 | 10.28 | ... | Alkaline salts | 7.01 | 6.84 | 16.95 | Sand | 17.04 | 14.26 | 5.20 | +-----------+--------+--------+ |100.00 |100.00 |100.00 | Ammonia | 2.69 | 1.42 | 0.42 | Phosphoric }| | | | acid in alkaline}| 3.00 | ... | ... | salts }| | | | -------------------+-----------+--------+--------+ _Table shewing the Composition of some of the less common varieties of Guano._