...from the earth or air above, not from the ftrata which the vein traverfes ; thefe do not contain one atom of the minerals now confidered : There is but one place from whence thefe minerals may have come ; this is, the bowels of the earth, the place of power and expanfion, the place...

...the earth, or air above ; not from the ftrata " which the vein traverfes ; thefe do not contain " one atom of the minerals now confidered. — " There is but one place from whence thefe mi" nerals may have come, this is the bowels of '' the earth, the place of power and expanfion, " the...

...from water. " Look," says Dr. Hutton, " into the sources of our mineral treasures. Ask the miner from whence has come the metal in his veins. Not from the earth or air above, nor from the strata which the vein traverses ; these do not contain an atom of the minerals now considered. There...

...from the earth or air above, not from the ftrata which the vein traverfes ;thefe do not contain one atom of the minerals now confidered : There is but one place from whence thefe minerals may have come ; this is, the bowels of the earth, the place of power and expanfion, the place...