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" ... two feet in thickness, differed in quality at various places — sometimes it was in large ligneous blocks with visible traces of the bark, knots and grain of timber, and in the very middle of these, imbedded pieces of iron pyrites running through... "
History of Southern Africa: Comprising the Cape of Good Hope, Mauritius ... - Page 60
by Robert Montgomery Martin - 1836 - 336 pages
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An Account of Travels Into the Interior of Southern Africa in the Years 1797 ...

Sir John Barrow - 1802 - 404 pages
...were imbedded pieces of iron pyrites, running through them in crooked veins, or lying in irregular lumps. Other parts of the stratum consisted of laminated coal of the nature of turf, such as by naturalists would be called Lithanthrax, and pieces occurred that seemed to differ in nothing...
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Travels Into the Interior of Southern Africa: In which are ..., Volume 2

Sir John Barrow - 1806 - 412 pages
...were imbedded pieces of iron pyrites, running through them in crooked veins, or lying in irregular lumps. Other parts of the stratum consisted of laminated coal of the nature of turf, such as by naturalists would be called Lithanthrax, and pieces occurred that seemed to differ in nothing...
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History of the British Colonies: Possessions in Africa and Australia

Robert Montgomery Martin - 1835 - 736 pages
...of these imbedded pieces of iron pyrites running through them in crooked veins or lying in irregular lumps. Other parts of the stratum consisted of laminated coal of the nature of turf, burning with a clear Same, and leaving a light white ash ; the more compact and heavy coal gave out a sulphurous smell,...
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History of the Colonies of the British Empire ...: From the Official Records ...

Robert Montgomery Martin - 1843 - 1074 pages
...these, imbedded pieces of iron pyrites running through them in crooked veins, or lying in irregular lumps. Other parts of the stratum consisted of laminated coal of the nature of turf, burning with a clear ñame, and leaving a light white ash; the more compact and heavy coal gave out a sulphurous smell,...
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History of the Colonies of the British Empire in the West Indies, South ...

Robert Montgomery Martin - 1843 - 984 pages
...these, imbedded pieces of inm pyrites running through them in crooked Teins, or lying in irregular lumps. Other parts of the stratum consisted of laminated coal of the nature of turf, burning wi'ha clear flame, and leaving a light white ash; th¿ more compact and heavy coal gave out a sul1...
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Statistics of Coal: The Geographical and Geological Distribution of Mineral ...

Richard Cowling Taylor - 1848 - 950 pages
...of timber. In the midst of these were iron pyrites, running in crooked veins, or lying in irregular lumps. Other parts of the stratum consisted of laminated...light white ash. The more compact and heavy coal gave a sulphurous smell, and left a slaty coke with an ochreous crust. A vein of coal has recently been...
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Statistics of Coal

Richard Cowling Taylor - 1848 - 928 pages
...of timber. In the midst of these were iron pyrites, running in crooked veins, or lying in irregular lumps. Other parts of the stratum consisted of laminated...light white ash. The more compact and heavy coal gave a sulphurous smell, and left a slaty coke with an ochreous crust. A vein of coal has recently been...
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