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... slate and limestone , of which , indeed , the mountains in this part of the northern range are mostly composed , they furnish considerable supplies of coal , lead , and of the rare mineral plumbago , or black lead ; this is obtained ...
... slate and limestone , of which , indeed , the mountains in this part of the northern range are mostly composed , they furnish considerable supplies of coal , lead , and of the rare mineral plumbago , or black lead ; this is obtained ...
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... slate - rock mountains and the inlet of Abbey Holm . It is only on its southern margin that in its elevation it rises above the true vale character . In Lancashire there are several extensive tracts which , though not vales , have a ...
... slate - rock mountains and the inlet of Abbey Holm . It is only on its southern margin that in its elevation it rises above the true vale character . In Lancashire there are several extensive tracts which , though not vales , have a ...
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... slate , and ancient porphyry : their characters are hardness and durability ; they are more or less crystalline , and some- times form entire mountains . 2. Transition * , or intermediate . - Slate , called clay - slate , of which roof ...
... slate , and ancient porphyry : their characters are hardness and durability ; they are more or less crystalline , and some- times form entire mountains . 2. Transition * , or intermediate . - Slate , called clay - slate , of which roof ...
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... slate , which rests upon granite , is provincially called killas ; it has often a silvery lustre , approaching to mica slate . Rocks of serpentine and talcose mica slate occur at the Lizard ; some serpentine is also found near Lis ...
... slate , which rests upon granite , is provincially called killas ; it has often a silvery lustre , approaching to mica slate . Rocks of serpentine and talcose mica slate occur at the Lizard ; some serpentine is also found near Lis ...
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... slate rocks in an easterly and westerly direction , and decline more or less from the perpendicular direction as they descend . The same vein which contains tin ore , generally contains ores of copper at a certain depth ; tin ore ...
... slate rocks in an easterly and westerly direction , and decline more or less from the perpendicular direction as they descend . The same vein which contains tin ore , generally contains ores of copper at a certain depth ; tin ore ...
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Page 651 - Committee of the House of Commons, appointed to inquire into the Bankrupt Laws ; and i This and the two preceding motions were lost by large majorities.
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