420 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF [1885. 



which have been purchased for the collection out of the funds 

 provided for that purpose. The additions have been arranged 

 according to the system of classification adopted. 



According to the report of 1884, the mineral specimens 



numbered, ........ 6,412 



Additions purchased during the current year, ending 



Nov. 30, 1885, 104 



Total, 6,516 



Archaeological specimens (same as noted in report of 



1884), 2,940 



The Mineralogical collection has a wide reputation, and has 

 been visited by a large number of persons during the year, many 

 of them prominent mineralogists. Those who had examined the 

 collection previous to the decease of William S. Vaux, have 

 noticed the absence of a number of the most remarkable speci- 

 mens which it formerly contained and which added so much to 

 its fame. It is to be regretted that those specimens should have 

 been separated from the others, thereby decreasing its importance 

 as a mineral collection, and as a memorial of the decedent. 



The following specimens, numbering 104, have been purchased 

 during the year and placed in the collection at the aggregate 

 cost of $542.95 :— 



1884, December 1. — Four specimens of tourmaline, two gold 

 crystals, one fowlerite, cat's-eye (Ceylon), chalcopyrite, pisolite, 

 zircon (white), jasper (from the Nile), crocidolite, ruby (cut 

 spec), N. J., sapphire (purple), sapphire (white), turquoise, 

 turquoise (Persian), citron (Orange Co.), citron (pale yellow), 

 amethyst. 



1885, March 30. — One specimen of crocidolite, bastnasite, two 

 wulfenites ( New), one barite, wulfenite (red), vanadanite, anatase. 



April 20. — One specimen of hematite, chiastolite. 



April 30. — Tray of concretions. 



.May 4. — One specimen of chalcedony, chalcedony with bubble, 

 hornblende. 



May 5. — One specimen of corundum, moss agate, maconite, 

 analcine on copper, jade, beryl, diaspore on corundum, cassiterite, 

 two tourmalines (green), one lepidolite, pectolite, tourmaline on 

 cookeite. 



March 5. — Three specimens of rutile, one chiastolite. 



