Mineral Products of New South WalesNew South Wales. Department of Mines, Harrie Wood, Charles Smith Wilkinson, Archibald Liversidge, Robert Etheridge, Robert Logan Jack T. Richards, government printer, 1882 - 199 páginas |
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Página 66 - ... not unlike a honeycomb or sponge, and consisted of particles of a crystalline form, as did nearly the whole of the gold. The second larger piece was smoother, and the particles more condensed, and seemed as if it had been acted upon by water. The remainder was broken into lumps of from two to three pounds and downwards, and were remarkably free from quartz or earthy matter. When heaped together on the table, they presented a splendid appearance, and shone with an effulgence calculated to dazzle...
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Página 66 - ... to dazzle the brain of any man not armed with the coldness of stoicism. " The spot where this mass of treasure was found will be celebrated in the golden annals of these districts, and we shall therefore describe it as minutely as our means of information will allow.