236 REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1884. 



One hundred and twenty six specimens building and ornamental 

 stones of Portugal and the Azores Islands, mostly in the form of 4 and 

 Sinch cubes. 



Thirty-three large cubes of Italian marbles, a beautiful and very com- 

 plete collection, made under the direction of Hon. William T. Rice, U. 

 S. consul at Leghorn, Italj'. Also a similar collection of 45 speciuieus in 

 the form of slabs 4 inches square by one half inch thick, the gift of W\ 

 W. Story. 



A collection of 30 specimens of marbles and serpentines of Japan. 

 Gift of the Japanese Centennial commissioners. 



A series of 19 bloclis of marble, each 1 foot square, illustrating the 

 different styles of finish usually applied to these stones. Gift of the 

 Vermont Marble Comi)any. 



A similar collection of 8 blocks of sandstone. Gift of the McDermot 

 and Berea Sandstone Company, 



A similar collection of 8 blocks of Quincy granite, the gift of H. Bar- 

 ker & Sons. 



One large slab (20 by 34 inches) of Potomac breccia marble. Gift of 

 Col. Edward Clark. 



One large slab (40 by 56 inches) of quartzite from Luserna, Italy. Gift 

 of the Italian Centennial commissioners. 



A series of upwards of 100 specimens of siliceous and calcareous sin- 

 ters from the Yellowstone National Park. Collected by Dr. A. C. Peale. 



A series of 90 specimens lava from Ice Springs Butte, Utah. Received 

 from I. C. Russell, U. S. Geological Survey. 



A series of 25 specimens tufas from Lake Lahontan and Pyramid 

 Lake, Nevada. Received from I. C. Russell, U. S. Geological Survey. 



A series of 7 large specimens obsidian and obsidian pumice from the 

 Mono Craters, California. Received from I. C. Russell, U. S. Geolog- 

 ical Survey. 



A series of 152 hand specimens rocks of Yellowstone National Park. 

 Gift of W. H. Holmes. 



A series of 92 specimens rock of Saxony. Received from the Royal 

 Mining School of Freiburg, Saxony. 



A series of 12 specimens "onyx" marbles from various localities, in- 

 cluding Californa, Mexico, and Egypt. 



A collection of 70 specimens of stalactites and stalagmites from the 

 Luray Caves, Virginia, Carniola, Austria, and other localities. This 

 collection is particularly interesting on account of the size and beauty of 

 the specimens. The department is indebted to Mr. Robert Corson for 

 the magnificent series of specimens from Luray. 



A series of 150 concretions of various kinds and from many sources. Of 

 especial interest in this collection are four large specimens, the largest 

 2 feet in diameter, from Cannon Ball River, Dakota, the gift of Gen- 

 eral M. C. Meigs. 



A series of 84 hand specimens of rocks and a geological map of Swe- 



