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of India occurring in limestone — eighty-five miles N. W. of this locality, 

 anthracite occurs, in the sandstone of Duntumnapilly, in a bed 200 feet 

 long and with a maximum breadth of 3 feet. 



The present specimen though lamellar in structure, I find to be clearly 

 distinguished from anthracite by inferiority in specific gravity, greater soft- 

 ness, absence of all metallic lustre, and containing bitumen. 



It is distinguished from lignite by not presenting traces of vegetable, 

 fibre, or organic structure; its emitting a coal-like (instead of a pitch-like) 

 jdour when burnt. Its structure is lamellar; fracture slaty; tough; hard- 

 ness between 1 and 2, Mohs; opaque; lustre dull ; colour grayish black 

 and brownish black ; touch rather meagre ; odour slightly bituminous ; 

 streak brownish black; specific gravity from 1. 154 to 1. 260. 



It contains 49 per cent, of volatile matter (Derbyshire Cannel coal con- 

 tains 47); the residue I found chiefly carbon, silica, iron, and a little 

 carbonate of lime derived doubtless from its matrix. 



It burns briskly with considerable flame and smoke and coal-like odour, 

 leaving a softish gray ash. 



It is evidently neither an anthracite nor a lignite, and may be classed 

 as "slate-coal." 



Dr. Walker of the Nizam's Service, has the merit of discovering its site, 

 and to him I am indebted for the specimens I examined. 



Kurnool, f I have the honor to be, &c. 



May 19th, 1844. $ (Signed) T. J. Newbold. 



Resolved, — That the thanks of the Society be given to Captain Newbold 

 for the above. 



Read a letter from the Secretary to the Asiatic Society of Calcutta, 

 stating that the Society can furnish Vols. 16, 19, and 20 of its transactions, 

 and Nos. 25 and 26 of its Journal, for Rupees 34, the earlier numbers of 

 the latter being out of print are not procurable. Recorded. 



Resolved,— That the following works be ordered out from England for 

 the Society. 



Loudon's Encyclopaedia of Trees and Shrubs, £2-10. 

 Loudon's Encyclopaedia of Agriculture, £2-10. 

 Loudon's Encyclopaedia of Plants, £3-13-6. 



Loudon's" Encyclopaedia of Cottage, Farm, and Architecture, £3-3. 

 Southey's Life of Nelson. 

 Resolved, — That the Booksellers be requested to ascertain and report at 

 what cost the Society's set of the Philosophical transactions can be com- 

 pleted—they now possess from 1818 to 1839, the first part of 1821 is 

 wanting. 



