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- ↑ Martindale, Adam (12 December 1670). "Extracts of Two Letters, Written...from...Cheshire, Novemb. 12. and Nov. 26. 1670. Concerning the Discovery of a Rock of Natural Salt in That Country". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society . London. 5: 2015-2017. doi : 10.1098/rstl.1670.0033. JSTOR 101610.