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Museum of Science aud Art, Dublin. Mr. W. H. Milligan 

 of Belfast visited Crumlin on the 2otli September, and sent an 

 excellent account of the stone to the editor of A^<2///;-^. Mean- 

 while, the Custodian of Minerals in the Dublin Museum had 

 written from Scotland, and Mr. Andrew Walker, on whose 

 farm the stone fell, responded promptly to the request that 

 he should open negotiations. His letter, as has been stated in 

 the Irish Tifiics, was unfortunately forwarded to a wrong 

 address ; and thus, when Mr. Fletcher, with admirable prompt, 

 ness, appeared at Crumlin in person, he carried off the treasure 

 to the unique collection at South Kensington. We shall look 

 forward with the greatest interest to the complete description 

 which Mr. Fletcher will publish in due course as the result 

 of his detailed investigations. 



IRISH MINERALS. 



Mr. H. J. Seymour has published in the Geological Magazine 

 (Nov., 1902, p. 500) a preliminary list of minerals occurring in 

 Ireland, and promises a complete treatment of the subject at 

 some future date. Even the present list must have entailed 

 considerable research, since the author has taken the pains to 

 assure himself of the validity of every record utilised. In 

 consequence, some genuine records escape mention, owing 

 to the lack of opportunity for verification on the part of 

 the author. Among these we note the strontianite of Golden 

 Bridge, Co. Dublin, the scapolite found by Scott at Glenleheen, 

 and the orthite observed b}^ Teall in the amphibolites of south- 

 ern Donegal. If in this matter Mr. Seymour carries the 

 critical spirit somewhat far, we must remember the remarkable 

 laxity in the use of mineral names that has prevailed in cer- 

 tain Irish publications. Mr. Seymour's list at once arouses 

 interest, by challenging collectors and curators to justify the 

 claims of their collections. 



Royal College of Science for Ireland. 



