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tain on the east side, twenty five miles south west of Win- 
chester, and it appears to be confined to a small spot of 
ground not exceeding twenty or thirty yards square.” Al- 
Sovak this fluor spar is spoken of as occurring in pie- 
ces, it evidently cannot be far from its native bed, which 
must be in the lime-stone of the contiguous mountain. © — 
Among the specimens sent to us, theeviolet fluor is, 1 
some instances inlaid like mosaic, in large, white, and bril- 
hant fragments: of rhomboidal calcareous spar; the con- 
trast) by the violet fluor in its white bed is beautiful. 
This fluor spar is highly phosphoreseent whew thrown on 
red hot iron in the dark. 
We do not cers any crystals among our a al- 
though the cleavage and fracture ahem the ual crystaline 
structure 
In exposing some pieces, 
comihia the fragments thrown around - soorepuaton were 
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“ye oe ting the. thy we have learned th 
lowing eddaeal particulars re ‘MD “W. Ba rton, 
The fluor spar may be said to be at the foot of the north 
mountain, as the ascent is not perceptible until you arrive 
atthis spot. It is found on a small 1 ridge of yellow clayey 
soil, deposited in pee ‘Space interve! ening between two walls 
of Time sto stone, which is the common rock in the country ; ; 
tide) he Ee HG nh is probably twenty or thirt 
ee ae ed carbonat of lime alternates with 
The ‘Sree. of one vein is parallel wi iththe range of the 
mountain, i. e. aig orth and south. The land has once 
been cultraiotes fluor spar near the surface has been 
broken by the plough a “ and deed over space of forty oF 
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