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VEINS OF IRON IN LIME. 
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was found projecting from the substance of lime, 
and perfectly and originally joined to it; 2nd. some 
of the blocks of ore, loose in clay, contain a pro¬ 
portion of lime; 3rd. the lime generally close to the 
fissure (and in other spots about this neighbourhood, 
as I can testify) contains small portions of iron ore; 
4th. a block of ore was found having at one part, a 
mark passing all round it, indicating a former divi¬ 
sion into two parts, but subsequent, consolidation, 
and, on inspecting a block of lime projecting into 
the fissure, and under which, the block of iron lay, 
it was seen that the same kind of mark existed also 
here, and passed around it, precisely opposite to 
that in the iron ore ; 5th. the blocks generally lie 
loosely imbedded in clay, the whole of which as 
well above as below them contains particles, and 
is stained abundantly with the metal. This notice 
will I trust be deemed satisfactory by those inter¬ 
ested in the question of the age of these deposits. 
A few solitary masses of iron have at times been seen 
in the lime at Hooe, also lying loose on the surface 
near Langdon, and near Brixham in Torbay a con¬ 
siderable vein lies in connexion with the same rock. 
Again, at Mount Batten' another vein has lately 
been brought to light in w r orking the lime rock, and 
probably it might yet be found still further metalli¬ 
ferous in many directions, contrary’ to original 
expectation. This bed of metal at Mount Batten 
has impressions of fossils on many parts of it, shew¬ 
ing clearly the connexion of it with the deposit of 
the rock, I believe however these impressions belong 
exclusively to the surfaces in direct contact with 
the stone. Although, the metal is stated to be in 
limerock, and certainly does in some measure mingle 
with it, yet the substance of the lode, which consists 
of irregular blocks, is actually situated in the body 
of a vein of shale, (or deposit intermediate between 
slate and clay) impacted between certain masses of 
