u Hi- !"ky l\ Vol. III. 



ta, lava 



illustrating den- 



drr hi ihill 67 in 



and building stoi iou sly 



install' iiens which had b< 



m van ad not hitherl Ion account 



to standard sizes, pol- 



and 1 ibition. Six Alabama marbles in polished 



sla: t6 incl ' form another valuable addition to 



the t the (■ ins exhibited in this hall include 



[mens installed in eight wall cases, four 1 

 the wall cases, and nine table cases. Of these 

 >ur hundred and seventy-one a ished marbles and 



:tive st These consist chiefly of polished slabs cither 9x16 



inches or (a x [8 inches in size, although material both larger and 

 smaller is included. This 1 i on occupies four of the wall and 



ses and four of the table cases. American marbles fill three 

 cases, Norwi me-half case, English and Irish one and one-half 



ca> ireek and Italian one case, and French two cases. Of other 

 decorative stones verte antique occupies one wall case, and Mexican 

 onyx and alabaster two cases. The four table cases are occupied 

 miscellaneous polished marbles, verte antique, ."•' 1 onyx and 



other decorative stones in various ornamental forms. The remaining 

 five table cases are occupied by the collection of building stones con- 

 sisting of two hundred and forty four-inch cubes. Of these, granites, 

 limestones, and marbles each occupy one case, and .elud- 



ing lavas, occupy two cases. Hall 68, containing the collection of 

 clays, soils, etc., has also been completely recased and reinstalled. The 

 cases consist of four wall cases and sixteen table cases. Of these the 

 cla etion occupies twelve table cases and half a wall case, the soil 



ble cases and one wall case, sands and cements one 

 11 case, clay-like minerals half a wall case, and mineral pigments one 

 collection is divided into two parts, a synoptic and a 

 n. Of these the synoptic collectii >n is installed in four 

 table cases, upon the floors of which diagrams show the derivation and 



ses of clays. In proper position upon 



th( ims are place imens of each group of clays. This classi- 



n separates the the numbers of 



which are similar in origin and industrial a The general 



collection of clays, numb' . enl five hundred and fifty sped- 



