Catalina Stone

catalina n In _Catalina_ Harbour is a high rock intersected with veins or pieces of a shinning [sic] pale-yellow metallic substance: it is compact and brittle; like flint it emits fire when strucked [sic] with the steel or a piece of its own kind, and at the same time a strong sulphurous smell. I be...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/12695
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Summary:catalina n In _Catalina_ Harbour is a high rock intersected with veins or pieces of a shinning [sic] pale-yellow metallic substance: it is compact and brittle; like flint it emits fire when strucked [sic] with the steel or a piece of its own kind, and at the same time a strong sulphurous smell. I beg to transmit as a specimen, the largest piece of Catalina Stone, as it is commonly called, that I have been able to obtain. PRINTED ITEM DNE-cit G.M. Story APR 1971 JH APR 1971 Used I Used I Used I catalina stone 'Catalina' is underlined in the citation. 'Catalina Stone' appears under 'catalina' in the DNE.