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A SHORT time since, Sir Julius von Haast sent me a small packet of volcanic dust from New Zealand, and requested me to examine it. The dust fell on June 10 of the present year (the day of the Tarawera eruption) at Matakava, Hicks Bay, 115 miles from the scene of the eruption. This dust is very fine, and, when regarded in the mass, is a dull, darkish gray colour. When examined under the microscope, it may be divided into—
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BONNEY, T. Volcanic Dust from New Zealand . Nature 35, 56–57 (1886). https://doi.org/10.1038/035056a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/035056a0