Phosphate of Uranium in the Tourmaline. 35 



and that, in the specimen from Texas the skull is wanting. 

 The external form, however, is sufficient to estabUsh it as a 

 distinct species. 



In shape this species resembles our common Shrew-mole ; 

 it is, however, much stouter and larger, appearing nearly 

 double the size. Its color is darker, the hair is longer and 

 co£u:ser, and much less compact, presenting none of the smooth, 

 lustrous appearance of the Sc, aquations. Its most striking 

 peculiarity, however, and that which entitles it to its specific 

 name, is its very broad palm. 



Color. Hairs, from the roots, dark gray, tipt with dark 

 brown, giving it a blackish appearance. Teeth large, nearly 

 double the size of Sc. aquaticus. Tail naked, as in the for- 

 mer species. 



Length from the point of nose to root of tail, 7 inches 7 lines. 

 Length of tail, - - - 1 " 7 



Breadth of palm, - . - 10 



Tarsus, ----- 7 





Art. IV.— on THE OCCURRENCE OF THE PHOSPHATE OF 

 URANIUM IN THE TOURMALINE LOCALITY AT CHES- 

 TERFIELD. By J. E. Teschemacher. 



In breaking up for examination some specimens of the 

 green and red Tourmaline, from the well known Chesterfield 

 locality, for the purpose of finding the Microlite of Professor 

 Shepard, I observed a few minute, yellow crystalline plates of 

 a cubic form ; as I found them completely soluble in nitric 

 acid, it was evident they could not be the mineral described 

 by the Professor. 



Possessing, myself, but few facilities for chemical analysis, 

 I collected together sufficient to forward to Mr. A. A. Hayes, 

 of Roxbury, requesting a qualitative analysis, with the sug- 

 gestion that the external characters agreed entirely with those 

 of the Salts of Uranium. This gentleman kindly sent me 

 the following reply : 



