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Darwix, Chaiiles. [Fulgurites from Maldoiiado, South America. 

 Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, 183:?, p. 5:5, 54. 



Gives a detailed accoiiut of the occurrence aud appearance of i'ulgiirites found 

 by himself at Maldonado, South America. 

 Fiedler, K. G. 



Comptes Kendus, vol. 17, 1843. 



Describes briefly a fulgurite found in a vineyard on the right bank of the river 

 Elbe. 

 Com?. [Fulgurite from Northlield Farms, Mass.] 

 Am. Jour. Sci., vol. xxxi, 18l>l, p. W2. 



A brief notice of a fulgurite found by a Dr. Cobb, at Northfield Farms, Mass. 

 Sainteh. [Fulgurite from Macclesfield, England.] 

 Geol. Mag., vol. ii, 1865, p. 368. 



Describes briefly a fulgurite found in a bed of dry sand at Macclesfield, England. 

 Hakting. 



Soc. Batav. Amsterdam, 187:3, p. 13.* 

 Rose, G. 



Zeit. der Deutschen Geol. Gesellschaft, vol. Ixv, 1873, p. 112. 

 A brief note on the fulgurites from Little Ararat, in Armenia, and Nevado de 

 Toluca, in Mexico. 



Composition of fulgurites, Ann. Record of Sci. and lud., 1874, p. 228. Gives a 

 note of the chemical composition of fulgurite. Taken from the Polytechnisches 

 Journal, ccxi, 408. 

 Harting. 



Ann. de Mines, vol. viii,1875, p. 700. 



Gives a description and the chemical composition of fulgurite formed at Elspect 

 iu 1872. aud a brief rt^sumt? of the subject up to date. 



ROE.MER, F. 



Ueber ein Vorkommen von Blitzrohren, oder Fulguriteu, bei Starczynow, uu- 

 weit OIkutz, in Kouigreich Prussia. Neues Jahrbuch f'iir Mineralogie, &c., 1876, 

 p. 33. 



Describes the occurrence and appearance of fulgurites found at Starczyuow. 



Gi'MBEL. 



Ueber die Bildung der Stylolitheu uud liber Fulgurite. 

 Zeit. der Deutschen Geol. Gesellschaft, xxxiv, 1882, p. 642. 



Describes fulgurites from the Libj'an desert between Dachel and the Amnion 

 Oasis, and considers them to be a true quartz glass. 

 Wichmann, a. Ueber Fulgurite. 



Zeit. der Deutschen Geol. Gesellschaft, xxxv, 1883, pp. 849-859. One plate. 

 Discusses the conclusious of Giimbel regarding the composition of fulgurites, aud 

 proves by analysis that those of Seuner Heide, Starczyuo«^, and Elspect are not 

 true quartz glass. Describes the microscopic structure of fulgurites formed in the 

 sand and ou rock. One plate, with four figures. 

 DiLLER, J. S. On Fulgurite from Mt. Thielson, Oregon. 

 Am. Jour. Sci., vol. xxviii, 1884, pp. 252-258. 



Describes in detail the structure, both micro- and macroscopically, of fulgurites 

 from the above locality, and gives results of complete chemical analysis. Also 

 mentions fulgurites formed in loose sand at Santa Rosa Island, Florida. Five 

 figures, showing microscopic structure. 

 RUTLKY, F. On Fulgurites from Mt. Blanc. 

 Quar. Jour. Geol. Soc, xli, 1885, p. 152. 



Describes the micro- and macroscopic structure and pyrognostic properties of 

 fulgurites as above. One plate aud five figures, illustrating microscopic structure. 



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