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WHEN two quartz pebbles are rubbed hardly, or ground together, so as to give an electric spark, that seems under their surface, and then smelt, they emit a very peculiar smell, which some people call a sulphurous smell, but I cannot trace any resemblance to sulphur, or ozone, or phosphorus. What is it supposed to be?
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GARBETT, E. The Smell emitted by Quartz when Rubbed. Nature 61, 491 (1900). https://doi.org/10.1038/061491d0
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