Formation of Crystals in Geodes. 
} a solid mass of agate* which crossed the creek, and 
formed a natural basis for this superstructure. In clearing 
resembling bomb-shells, Some of them were as large as 
a man’s head, and some even eight or nine inches in di- 
seen: They had a dark rusty Foe ete the crust 
looked like an iron ore, outside a snuff colour, 
inside of a light brown. When broken they proved 
to be mere shells, the walls of which were from five 
eights to three fourths of an inch in diameter, and 
the capacity of the cavity was from a pint to two quarts 
or more. This cavity was filled with a milky fluid, 
perfectly resembling white paint, or whitewash, that it 
ed to- whiten the fire places and the walls of the 
the neighbor ring hnusescss Unfortunately no ex- 
and it is. to be fear- 
he- « Bs 
ver, of exciting enqui we add, 
B. Wilkinson lived on Hien spot, an 
sary information, which we beg lea icit 
friends of science in that part of the country, and ‘ae 
specimens of the shells (and should any more be discover- 
ed) of the fluid. 
The region around is a sandy pine-barren, destitgle of 
stones of any epesetem on the surface—but, for a mile 
around the balls were discovered, were 
¢ : sp hee and fragments of 
heads: were chipped, by the 
he othe whe Santee to ee US we cite from 
Bournon’s Murcteiees. Vol. 2, p. 33 
Count Bournon plore us, 
isis are : aoe and near i 
by Mr. rs Whitey, consist of a mixturs 
_ the nature of the fluid, 
init, 
Feo s Sn ah i a 
