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389 Pharmacosiderite, obtained from the centre of Robinson’s
Reef, at Clunes, which reef is 6 feet in thickness, at a depth of 300 feet
390 Wolfram, from near Linton
Coal.
391 Coal from Strzelecki’s Ranges
392 Coal found by a prospector near Brandy Creek, Pakenham
393 Coal from the Hoddle Range, near Stockyard Creek
Lignite.
394 Lignite Shale. When strongly heated the shale takes fire
and burns with a yellow, smoky flame, and leaves a buff- coloured ash. An analysis gave—
Volatile matter .
. 31.82
Carbon .
. 8.87
Ash .
. 59.31
100.00
The water is included in the volatile matter. Obtained from near Campbelltown, Glenlyon, at 20 feet beneath the surface
Slates.
395 Roofing Slate, containing graptolites. Found at about 20
feet in depth, and about 30 feet above the Gisborne Creek. From a Gisborne quarry
Magnesite.
396 Magnesite (Carbonate of Magnesia). From the Whipstick,
near Sandhurst
397 Magnesite, from Sandhurst
Miscellaneous Minerals.
398 Silicate of Alumina. Found overlying the drift and basalt.
From the Mysterious Lead, parish of Amherst
399 Epsomite (Sulphate of Magnesia), from the banks of Good
man’s Creek, about three miles from Bacchus Marsh
400 Aragonite in Basalt, from Malmsbury
401 Aragonite in Basalt, from the quarries at Richmond
402 Sapphires, Garnets, Agates, Carnelian, and Opal, from the
head of the Worri Yaloak Creek, near Lilydale
403 Zircons, Tin Ore, and Quartz Sand, with Titaniferous Iron
Sand, from Dry Diggings, near Daylesford
404 Zircons, Topaz, and Almandine Garnet fragments in Titan
iferous Iron Sand, from Turner’s Creek, near Sassafras Creek