88 British Miner illogical Society. 



Specimen 10 is a lead ore (from a mine called Hoxlcy, at 

 Carleton, Derbyshire) in lime stone. 

 Spec, gravity 6*578. 

 The examination by Mr. R, A. Cox gave 

 From 1 ton of ore 15 cwt. of lead. 

 From 1 ton of lead 23 oz. 6 dwts. silver. 

 Specimen 1 1 is another lead (from a mine called Dirtlow 

 in the same county) in fluat of lime. 

 Spec, gravity 3-068. 

 By the analysis of Mr. R. A. Cox it appears that 

 J ton of ore contains 1 Q\ cwt. of lead ; 

 and l ton of lead 15 oz. of silver. 

 Tfiese specimens were from one of the proprietors, Mr* 

 Mawe. 



Specimen 1 9 is a beautiful micaceous glittering iron ore 

 from Moreton-Hampstead, in Devonshire. The vein rises, 

 from 2 inches to 3 feet wide, and its direction is from S. E. 

 to N. W. and about 4 feet from the surface of the earth ; 

 hard gravel on each side. 



The analysis, by Mr. R. Knight, gave in 100 parts, 

 Iron - - - 72 



Oxygen and loss, - 28 



100 



The proprietor Mr. J. Pinsent. 



Specimens 13 and 14 were from the high grounds called 

 Scotland, in Barbadoes. Specimen 14 has a large extent of 

 ground slid over it on an inclined plane. They were. ana-, 

 lysed by Mr. Sandman. 



No. 13 contained 

 Carbonate of lime v. 77 



Silex - - - 10 



Alumine - - 7 



Water - ■ -, 3 



Iron, muriate of soda, and loss 3 



No. 14 contained 

 Alumine - - 31 



Silex - r - 6-2 



Iron - 4 



Magnesia •* • i 2- 



Water - - 4 



Proprietor, Mr. Wood, Barbadoes. 



Specimens, 15 and 16 were brought from the same situa-* 

 tion as the last. — 15 is the earth supposed to furnish the. 

 petroleum of Barbadoes. — 16 is found in large nodules in a 

 white loamy earth. 



Specimen 



