| Ref No | LDGSL/947/4/2/2 |
| Title | 'Names of mining instruments and apparatus and the provincial names of mineral substances' |
| Date | [1810-1811] |
| Date Note | wmk 1808 |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 1 volume |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Committee of Nomenclature, 'Names of mining instruments and apparatus and the provincial names of mineral substances', in the hands of James Laird and George Bellas Greenough, from information supplied by William Turner and others, likely to have been compiled for the proposed dictionary, [1810-1811]. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | The circular letter referred to above is in GSL/CM/6/1, p3. |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray |
| CreatorName | Committee of Nomenclature | 1808-[1811] |
| LAIRD | James | 1779-1841 | physician, mineralogist and co-founder of the Geological Society |
| GREENOUGH | George Bellas | 1778-1855 | geologist |
| Subject | Mineral classification and nomenclature |
| Previous reference | LDGSL/954 |