Britifb Miner akgical Society. 371 



" Specimen No. i, called by the miners \Jeel-grained 

 potter's lead ore-\ found at [ ] mine, in the parifh of 



[ ] county of [ ] ; [40] fathoms below the 



furface, in a [regular vein from 3 to 24 inches acrofs'\ lying 

 [xV. IV. and S. £.] rifmg to the [N. IF.], procured by 

 [blajling] . The ore found mixed with [black-jack fpecimeti 

 No. 2, and /par No. 3,] in a [JIate-rock]. Depth of ftrata 

 cut through in finking the mine, [/oil 1 foot; gravel ^feety 

 Nq.^; rock 7,0 fathoms, Nos. 5 and 6 ; fljale 7, fathoms , 

 No. 7 ; f late-rock y fathoms, No. 8.] 



" The Members of the Britilli Mineraloglcal Society have 

 in view, befides the above, another object of perhaps ftill 

 greater general importance. In common with all other m- 

 quircrs into this moft interefting department of natural hif- 

 torv, they have regretted the formidable obllacles to colleft- 

 ing accurate information in the mining diftri6ls, origmatmg 

 from tlie vague and peculiar terms in ufe among the mmers, 

 and from the difterent ideas annexed to the fame terms ni 

 different parts of the country. They feel the impoffibility of 

 introducing a fcientific nomenclature into the mines and col- 

 lieries, and in confequence have arranged correfpondences in 

 various parts for the purpofe of coUeclmg materials towards a 

 general explanatory diaionary of all the mining terms made 

 ufe of in the Brililh idands. The fuccefs of this plan, it is 

 obvious, depends eflentially on the public concurrence ; its 

 advantage cannot be called in queftion, and therefore the 

 Society rcquefts with confidence the affillance of thofe gen- 

 tlemen who, from their local fitualion, or other circum- 

 fiances, are able to further its execution, and are willing 

 that the whole fcience of mineralogy fliould be cleared from 

 that confufion and myftery in which it has been enveloped. 

 Befides lifts and explanations of technical terms, the Society 

 wiflies to be furnilhcd with fpecimcns of fuch minerals as 

 have received any names in the mines and collieries: with- 

 out the pofienion of fpecimens it will be impoffible to iden- 

 tify the fubfianccs fo as to aflign them their proper fcien- 

 tific appellations ; and thefe being depofited in the cabinet 

 of the Society, will form a conftant record and authority, ta 

 which the moft liberal accefs will at all times be allowed. 



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