10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAMSTONE»
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1
The Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society
from which camstone appears to have teen procured rather extensively in former
years ; at present it is only raised to be used for hearths or the backing of fire-
places. In places between Raphoe and Letterkenny camstones have been found,
...
2
The new statistical account of Scotland
The rolled stones which occur in the fields are generally sandstone, graywacke,
camstone, and porphyry, pieces of which abound on Legerwood hill, and may
form the top of the highest eminence, resting on the tuffa. A formation here called
...
3
The statistical account of Scotland: Drawn up from the ...
The camstone, when broken, has a smooth surface ; it contains a great
proportionable quantity of clay in its composition ; and after it is sufficiently burnt,
and whilst red hot in the sire, it must be flacked with water poured upon it,
otherwise it will ...
4
By the Sweat of Their Brow: Women Workers at Victorian Coal ...
Such work paid only a pittance — camstone-selling fetched about 3d a day if one
was prepared to walk many miles.89 A few owners recognised some
responsibility — Geddes at Bannockburn added 3d a ton to the men's wages to ...
5
The beauties of Scotland: containing a clear and full ...
... clay, called here camstone, which we described when treating of
Dunbartonshire, and which is easily burned into a heavy lime, but must be
slacked while hot. Immediately above the camstone are found at least a dozen
strata of ironstone of ...
6
The New Statistical Account of Scotland: Linlithgow, ...
The rolled stones which occur in the fields are generally sandstone, graywacke,
camstone. and porphyry, pieces of which abound on Legerwood hill, and may
form the top of the highest eminence, resting on the tufia. A formation here called
...
7
The English dialect dictionary
0's that bairns make on the flags with soft camstone, Cnoch-rr Grey Man (1996)
145. 3. a. To whiten a hearth, to ornament with patterns in white clay. Frf. Floors
Were sanded and hearthstones ca'mcd, Brian Tommy 1396} vi. [2. (28 At the
base ...
PYROPHYLLYTE, or CAMSTONE. [Pale greyish-green to dark-green. When cut
and polished some are of a rich olive-green. They are only recorded in the Cos.
Cork(?), Donegal, Galway (?), and Wexford.] Cork. In the Carboniferous slate, ...
Royal Geological Society of Ireland, Dublin, 1884
9
Economic geology of Ireland
PTBOPHYLLYTE, or CAMSTONE. [Pale greyish-green to dark-green. When cut
and polished some are of a rich olive-green. They are only recorded in the Cos.
Cork(?), Donegal, Galway (?), and Weiford.] CORK. In the Carboniferous slate, ...
George Henry Kinahan, 1889
10
Journal of the Royal Geological Society of Ireland
PYBOPHYLLTTE, or CAMSTONE. [Pale greyish-green to dark-green. When cat
and polished some are of a rich olive-green. They are only recorded in the Cos.
Cork (?), Donegal, Galway (?), and Wexford.] CORK. In the Carboniferous slate, ...
Royal Geological Society of Ireland, 1889
