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J. Lawrence Smith on Emery. 357 
Kulah.—Phis locality of emery is the second in importance in 
Asia Minor, it is a town situated about a hundred an fifty miles 
delphia (one of the seven churches). It is near the river Hermes, 
and on that interesting volcanic district of Asia called Catacecau- 
mene or the burnt country, resembling in many respects the vol- 
canic region of Auvergne. The rocks forming the base of this 
region are of the older metamorphic series, covered to a greater 
or less. depth. by lava. of different volcanic periods, which has 
flowed from the numerous craters that form the prominent feature 
of this region, 'T’he most common rocks in the mountain ranges 
about Kulah aré white granular limestone, mica slate, hornblende 
schist, gneiss and, granite ; the last four are séen more conspicu- 
ously in the mountain two or three. miles to the south, which 
ave not been subjected to volcanic action ; the limestone. over- 
rock 
lies these rocks. 
Before arriving at the place where I examined the emery, (about 
two miles to the northeast of Kulah,) an outcropping of gneiss ? 
Was seen and subjected to the closest scrutiny, without discover- 
ing the slightest trace of corundum; and I will here remark that 
although I have found several thin layers of mica schist engaged in 
_ the marble, in no instance was there any trace of corundum in it. 
. The marble in this region is very compact, of great hardness 
and I may also add of great purity. I cannot say whether this’ 
hardness is traceable to a greater depth than that to which it has 
felt the influence of the superimposed lava. Here again the em- 
ery was found on the surface, but not in‘sueh abundance as at 
Gumuch-dagh, and moreover the soil is not as deep as in the 
latter place. The emery as seen in the marble at Kulah is ca- 
pable of being studied with the greatest satisfaction, particularly 
as two or three places in the rock have been quarr 
aarrie 
Adula.—Not far from this town which is about twelve or fif-- 
teen miles east of Kulah, 1 have also discovered emery, only, 
d. 
Island of Nicaria, Grecian, Archipelago.—I have also been 
able to examine thoroughly the emery of this island, which prom- 
attached to the surface. 
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