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Section ON Mining nnzn! ilfctnllul'gy.-The stated meeting of the Section was held in the Hall of the Institute on Thursday, May 19, rgro, at 8 P.M., with Prof. A. E. Outerbridge, Jr., in the Chair. The meeting was attended by twenty-one members and visitors.
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Dr. Edgar T. Wherry of Lehigh University read a paper entitled "The Copper Deposits of Franklin-Adams Counties."
The geology and the igneous rocks of the region were described.
An account was given of the copper minerals and their mode of occurrence.
Native copper predominates, although carbonates, silicate and sulphide of copper also occur. The source of the copper and the mode of formation of these deposits were discussed, The lecture was illustrated with lantern slides and with a specimen of the ore.
The paper was discussed by Professor Outerbridge, Dr. Goldsmith, Dr. Wherry and others, and was referred to the Committee on Publications.
A vote of thanks was tendered the speaker. The Meeting then adjourned.
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