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that have fallen from the Heavens. 
1803, March 5. and 6. A shower of red snow or dust, fell at 
o Pezzo, at the extremity of the Valle Camonica. It was pre- 
ceded by a violent wind on the 5th. A similar shower fell 
in Carniola on the same days, and another shower of a rose 
colour fell over the whole surface of Carnia, Cadore, Bel- 
luno, and Feltri, tp the height of five feet ten inches. White 
snow had previously fallen, and the red shower was again 
succeeded by white snow. The colouring matter consisted 
of silex, alumina, and oxide of iron . — -Opuscoli Scelti, tom.„ 
xxiii., Journ, de Physique^ Ap. 1804 ; and Giornali di Fisica, 
Nov. 9. Dec. 1818. 
1813, March 13. and 14. Much red dust, red snow, and red 
rain, fell in Calabria, Tuscany, and Friuli, at the time of 
the fall of meteoric stones at Cutro. Snow and hail, of a 
yellow-red colour, fell over all Tuscany, with a north wind. 
Snow, of a brownish-yellow colour, fell at Bologna, the wind 
being south-west . — BibL Brit. Oct. 1813, and April 1814. 
According to Sementini, this dust contained. 
Silex, 
33 
Chrome, 
I 
Alumina, 
I5| 
Carbon, 
9 
Lime, 
lU 
Loss, 
I5| 
Iron, 
' — - 
100 
1814, July 3. and 4. A great fall of black dust took place in 
Canada, with the appearance of fire. — Phil. Mag, xliv. 191» 
Nov. 5. In the fall of meteoric stones in the Doab, each 
stone was found to be surrounded with a mass of dust.— 
Mag. 
■ 1815. About the end of September, the South Sea was covered 
with dust to a great extent. — Phil. Mag. July 1816, p. 73. 
1816, April 15. Brick red snow fell on Tonal and other moun- 
tains in Italy, The earthy powder was composed of 
Silex, - 8 grain 3 . 
Iron, - 5 
Alumina, - 3 
Lime, - 1 
Carbonic acid, 0.05 
Sulphur, - 0r25 
Empyreumatic oil, 2 
Carbon, - 2 
Watery ingredients, 2 
Loss, - - 2.25 
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