222 [December, 1842. 



STATED MEETING-, December 6, 1842. 

 Vice President Morton in the Chair. 



DONATIONS TO MUSEUM. 



Two living specimens of Crotalus durissus from Pennsyl- 

 vania. From Dr. John K. Mitchell. 

 Mr. Peter A. Browne presented the following collection 



of Mineral ogical specimens from Nova Scotia. 



Iron Ore containing Fossil Shells. 



Coarse Jasper enclosing crystals of Siliceous Sinter and calca- 

 reous Spar. 

 Jasper, from Two Islands, Bay of Fundy. 

 Jasper, striped, from Blomidon. 

 Fortification Agate, do. 

 Moss Agate, Two Islands, Bay of Fundy. 

 Siliceous Sinter and Cacholong, do. 

 Cacholong enclosing Quartz. 

 Siliceous Sinter, Two Islands, 2 specimens. 

 Mezotype, do. 



Chabaisie, do. 2 specimens. 



Heulandite, do. 



Do. Black Rock, Bay of Fundy. 



Do. Blomidon. 

 Mesolite or Needlestone, BJomidon. 

 Apophyllite, Blomidon. 

 Chalcedony enclosing Amethyst, do. 

 Chalcedony. 

 Analcime, from Two Islands. 



Do. with Stilbite, Blomidon. 



Do. with Siliceous Sinter, Blomidon. 

 Stilbite, from Black Rock, Bay of Fundy. 

 Fibrous Gypsum, white, Blomidon. 



Do. variegated, Two Islands. 



Calcareous Spar, Two Islands, 3 specimens. 



Do. double refractive, Starr's Point, Cornwallis. 



