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of agate with which they are intersected. Among others you will find in this collection specimens of Chrystallization - Burr Stone - Load Stone - iron ore - pure virgin copper ore - Potomac Flint - Horn Blend - specimens of conchology or fossil shells petrified, found in the interior of Virginia and remote from tide water - petrified periwinkles - small ferruginous substances of a cubical figure - Galena on Lead and Silver ore - stalactites form [[W?]]ier's cave in Virginia, &c. The specimens of clay were taken from a substratum lying about five feet below  the surface of the earth and supposed to extend throughout the whole of that part of Virginia called the Northern neck - they may serve to give some idea of the geology of that part of the state. 

If, Sir, the Columbian Institute should deem this small cabinet worthy of its acceptance, it will be acknowledged as a very flattering favor. 

Very respectfully
Your obt servt

Jeremiah Elkins
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Transcription Notes:
Wier's cave == Weyers Cave, Virginia? Burrstone is a type of limestone.