Annals of Philosophy, Or, Magazine of Chemistry, Mineralogy, Mechanics, Natural History, Agriculture, and the Arts, Volume 5Robert Baldwin, 1815 |
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Page 84
... coal - mines about 3000 yards in their horizontal directions ; and one called Saltom North Dyke is known to be more than 550 yards in its angular direction ; but how much more cannot be now ascertained : and Professor Jameson mentions ...
... coal - mines about 3000 yards in their horizontal directions ; and one called Saltom North Dyke is known to be more than 550 yards in its angular direction ; but how much more cannot be now ascertained : and Professor Jameson mentions ...
Page 85
... coal - mines three strata of coal are worked : the first , the thickness of which varies from four to six feet , is called the Bannock Band , and appears at the earth's surface at the highest part of the mine , but is more than 90 ...
... coal - mines three strata of coal are worked : the first , the thickness of which varies from four to six feet , is called the Bannock Band , and appears at the earth's surface at the highest part of the mine , but is more than 90 ...
Page 87
... coal . Sometimes we find that part of a stratum of coal which is contiguous to this rent contains only carbon and small portions of iron , and earthy matter ; while the parts more remote contain carbon , bitumen , and the other ...
... coal . Sometimes we find that part of a stratum of coal which is contiguous to this rent contains only carbon and small portions of iron , and earthy matter ; while the parts more remote contain carbon , bitumen , and the other ...
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... Coal Formation . At the western base there are many valuable beds of black coal and sand - stone , and at the eastern base there are extensive strata of lime - stone . These all stretch to the north - east , and have a westerly dip ...
... Coal Formation . At the western base there are many valuable beds of black coal and sand - stone , and at the eastern base there are extensive strata of lime - stone . These all stretch to the north - east , and have a westerly dip ...
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... Coal Formation , I have ventured to communicate them to your readers . Manse of Flisk , Fifeshire , Nov. 12 , 1814 . in orde AR 01 etention Dit obs ARTICLE X. scien ar did wache An Address to those Chemists who wish to examine the Laws ...
... Coal Formation , I have ventured to communicate them to your readers . Manse of Flisk , Fifeshire , Nov. 12 , 1814 . in orde AR 01 etention Dit obs ARTICLE X. scien ar did wache An Address to those Chemists who wish to examine the Laws ...
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