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MINERALOGY 



COMBUSTIBLE MINERALS. 



SULPHUR. 



Sulphur exists in the ores that are found in the forms of 

 sulphurets: as the sulphuret of iron, the sulphuret of anti- 

 mony, the sulphuret of lead, and the sulphuret of copper ; 

 but native sulphur has not been found in the Provinces, 

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DIAMOND. 



Although the diamond is not found in Burmah yet it 

 iorms one of the nine gems, which worn together in a 

 ring, are supposed to protect the wearer from evil. They 



are 



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or 

 o 



i 



g[oo:c3qps« 



diamond, 



emerald, 



coral, 



sapphire, 



topaz, 



pyrope, 



cat's-eye, 



pearl, 



ruby. 



TREMENHEERITE 



According to the analysis of Mr. Piddington, Curator of 

 the Museum of Economic Geology in Calcutta, these Pro- 

 vinces contain a new carbonaceous mineral, which he has 

 named Tremenheerite. In his report, he writes : 



" This substance was sent to the Museum from Tenas- 

 serim by Captain Tremenheere, as black wad, but it 

 contains no trace of manganese 



