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2. ; ) oxalate of iron ; struvite ; Resins : amber , of which there are beautiful specimens from Prussia and from the muschel - sandstone of Lemberg in Gallicia , many with insects and portions of vegetables ; fossil copal from London ...
2. ; ) oxalate of iron ; struvite ; Resins : amber , of which there are beautiful specimens from Prussia and from the muschel - sandstone of Lemberg in Gallicia , many with insects and portions of vegetables ; fossil copal from London ...
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A portion of the celebrated mass of iron of the descent of which , at Agram , in Croatia , on the 26th of May , 1751 , detailed official accounts were drawn up by the authorities of that place , who presented it to the Roman Emperor ...
A portion of the celebrated mass of iron of the descent of which , at Agram , in Croatia , on the 26th of May , 1751 , detailed official accounts were drawn up by the authorities of that place , who presented it to the Roman Emperor ...
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Small portions of the iron from Guildford County , North Carolina , discovered in 1820 . A mass of iron from the province of Atacama ... A portion of that of Ashville , Buncombe County , N. Carolina , found and described in 1839 .
Small portions of the iron from Guildford County , North Carolina , discovered in 1820 . A mass of iron from the province of Atacama ... A portion of that of Ashville , Buncombe County , N. Carolina , found and described in 1839 .
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Portion of a stone which fell at Maurkirchen , in Bavaria , Nov. 20th , 1768 . A meteorite which fell at Bobric , government of Charkow , Ucraine , Oct. 1st , 1787 . Specimens of those that were seen to fall at Barbotan , at Roquefort ...
Portion of a stone which fell at Maurkirchen , in Bavaria , Nov. 20th , 1768 . A meteorite which fell at Bobric , government of Charkow , Ucraine , Oct. 1st , 1787 . Specimens of those that were seen to fall at Barbotan , at Roquefort ...
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A portion of the meteorite which descended at Nanjenoy , in Mary- land , February 10th , 1825 , formerly in the possession of the Author , to whom it was presented by Professor Silliman . Fragment of one of the meteorites which fell ...
A portion of the meteorite which descended at Nanjenoy , in Mary- land , February 10th , 1825 , formerly in the possession of the Author , to whom it was presented by Professor Silliman . Fragment of one of the meteorites which fell ...
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