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iiUTTONlAN THEORY. 



24 



3 



punity 



aflertion fo inconfiftent with all 



phenomena and principles of his fcience. 



215. A 



f the fa 



th 



on th 



fubjedl of the native gold found in the coant>' 

 of Wickiow in Ireland, is entitled to more atten- 



tion. 



fays, 



(( 



That thefe 



mps of native c^old 



fiifion 



d 



f 



found 



fpecific gravity, and th 



th 



o 



:is of fand 



dit of them 



fie gravity of a lump of the fize of 

 < be only 12800, whereas, a 



I found the fp 



87 



r fufion, it be 



Th 



arg 



is plaulible 



b 



I think 



neverthelefs 



fi 



The fand found 



th 



gold, accounts, at leaft in 



ghtnefs 



It 



P 



fo 



HI 



its 



IS 



3 



ily by repeated fufions that 

 is brouo-ht to its utraoit 



nd 



any of the meta 



rity and higheft fpecific gravity 

 fuppofition can the melting of gold 

 mineral regions, be very likely to fep 



P 



on no 



in th 



e 



It 



fiibftance 



Th 



quartzy 



from heterog 



fand ihould be found in it, after fuch a procefs 



naturally to be expeded. The impreffions 



quai 



gold 



yft 



ha\ 



ould be received 



fufion of that metal, if gcologifts 



left on the Wickiow 

 full proof of the 



ays reg 



lated 



* 



Geol. Elfajs, p, 402^ 



