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The ornamental stone collection is displayed in single specimens and 

 in groups, on black and white plush pads, each specimen or group 

 having - a card-hoard label beneath it. 



The meteorite collection consists at present of an exhibition series 

 only, no attempt having yet been made to separate from it a study or 

 a duplicate series, though many exchanges have been made by which 

 the collection has been largely built up. It is installed in mahogany 

 wall-cases with plate-glass fronts, each specimen occupying a black 

 tray with a beveled front, the bottom of which is lined with dark red 

 billiard cloth. The labels are of French gray card-board, like those of 

 the systematic mineral series, and give similar information, the date of 

 the fall or find being added when known. 



PRESENT CONDITION OF THE COLLECTION. 



The condition of the collection at present is as follows: 



Specimens in the recent accession case 64 



Specimens in the systematic series 3, 395 



Specimens in the Lea collection of micas 3S4 



Specimens in the case of duplicates 57 



Specimens in the meteorite collection 1ST 



Specimens in the Shepard collection of meteorites 447 



Casts of meteorites 9 



Pedestal specimens 10 



Specimens in the wall-case series 195 



Specimens in the collection of gems and semi-precious stones 1, 717 



Photographs 13 



Total 6, 469 



IX THE STUDY SERIES. 



Specimens in the systematic series 12, 575 



Specimens in the Lea collection of micas 1, 052 



Specimens of gems and ornamental stones 498 



Total 1J, 125 



IN THE DUPLICATE SERIES. 



Specimens in the systematic scries 8, 153 



Specimens in storage 7. 823 



Casts of meteorites 3 



Total 15, 979 



Total numher of specimens in the collection 36, 375 



Dining the year 1,454 entries on the catalogue have been made, rep. 

 resenting 4,121 specimens. Of these, 3,350 were assigned to the reserve 

 series, 7C3 to the duplicate series, and 8 were rejected. Nineteen were 

 specimens reentered by mistake and 30 were specimens belonging to 

 the old collection. The last catalogue entry, June 30, 1891, w as 501 88; 

 June 30, 1802, 51042. 



