The History Of Mount Mica Of Maine Usa And Its Wonderful Deposits Of Matchless Tourmalines PDF Download

Excerpt from The History of Mount Mica of Maine, U. S. A: And Its Wonderful Deposits of Matchless Tourmalines As soon as the winter's snows had melted away, and had left the hill and its sides exposed to view, the students again returned to the search, and this time with success. They went directly to the bare ledge which crops out on the brow Of the hill, and which they had not examined on their previous visit, before darkness had overtaken them. As they climbed up over the smooth and denuded surface Of the rock, they were astonished to Observe many crystals, and fragments of crystals, lying exposed upon the bare ledge, and sparkling in the rays Of the sun. These they carefully gathered; and tracing others to the earth below the ledge, and which had formed from the decomposition Of the rock, they eagerly turned up the soil in search of its hidden treasures. Thirty or more crystals Of remarkable beauty and transparency rewarded the labors Of the students, and with mingled feelings Of joy and Wonder they held them up to the rays Of the sunlight, and admired their varied colors of green, red, white and yellow in different shades. They had, indeed, stumbled upon one Of the richest and rarest Of nature's laboratories. All around the brow Of' the ledge, enormous masses Of rose red lepidolite, splendid:0 history OF mount mica. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.