CATALOGUE OF GEMS AND PEECIOUS STONES. 133 



Arrow heads of rock crystal; colorless; 15 specimens, average size 40 mm. 



long. Red Hill, near Bakersville, North Carolina. Isaac Lea collection.. No. 245 

 Sphere of rock crystal: colorless; 11 cm. diameter. Chestnut Hill Town- 

 ship, Ashe County, North Carolina. Isaac Lea collection No. 1673 



Sphere of rock crystal ; colorless; 7.3 cm. diameter No. 1674 



Sphere of rock crystal; colorless; 48 mm. diameter No. 167 



Three small spheres of rock crystal; colorless; 25 mm. diameter No. 1676 



Seal handle of rock crystal; colorless; 4.4 cm. long. Bequest of William H. 



Forwood No. 1778 



Sphere of rose quartz; pale pink; 42 mm. diameter. Albany, Oxford 



County, Maine. Isaac Lea collection No. 1728 



Seal handle of smoky quartz; dark brown; 5.5 cm. long. Australia No. 1695 



RHODONITE. 



LIST OF SPECIMENS. 



Ash tray; red with black inclusions; 14.5 by 8.2 cm. Ural Mountains No. 1729 



Polished slab; red; 11 by 7.7 cm. Ural Mountains No. 1730 



SERPENTINE. 



LIST OF SPECIMENS. 



Carving of an antique lamp; dark and light green. Newburyport, Massa- 

 chusetts. Isaac Lea collection No. 1776 



Sphere; green; 5.9 cm. diameter. Montville, New Jersey No. 1771 



Diamond-shaped slab; green; 10.8 by 7.1 by 3.5 cm. Near Montville, New 

 Jersey No. 1762 



Cylindrical paper weight; dark green; 6.5 by 2.7 cm. Lizard Point, Corn- 

 wall, England No. 1742 



Vase; green-gray with black veins; 20 cm. high. Gift of W. H. Abbott No. 1698 



Monument-shaped piece of bowenite; light green; 6.5 by 4 by 2.2 cm. 



Smithfield, Rhode Island No. 1690 



Sphere; green and white banded; 7.2 cm. diameter. Gila Bend, New 

 Mexico No. 1768 



SOAPSTONE. 



LIST OF SPECIMENS. 



Paper weight; mottled green and brown; 8.2 by 8.2 cm. Santa Catalina 



Island No. 1725 



Circular box with cover; mottled green and brown; 8.8 cm. diameter. 

 Santa Catalina Island No. 1740 



Three turned cups; dark green. Santa Catalina Island No. 1741 



TALC. 



LIST OF SPECIMENS. 



Carving of a turtle; green-gray. India No. 1711 



Box, carved; green-gray; 12.5 by 8.5 cm. India No. 1710 



Small bottle; green-gray; 6 by 3.7 cm. China No. 1712 



UNCLASSIFIED. 



Carvings of fruits mounted on a tablet: Red currants, carnelian; white cur- 

 rants, rock crystal; blackberries, black chalcedony and serpentine; rasp- 

 berries, rhodonite and amethyst; red cherries, carnelian; black cherries, 

 black chalcedony; leaves, serpentine; base, jasper and black chalcedony. 

 Ekaterinburg, Russia No. 1709 



