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Tlie first paper of the evening was b}^ Mr. Heinrich Ries en- 

 titled " Mineralogical Notes." Mr. Ries exhibited specimens of 

 allanite crystals from Mineville, N. Y. ; large specimens of 

 fibrous gypsum from Newcastle, Wyoming ; some very large 

 specimens of childrenite crystals from Maine ; and some speci- 

 mens of ampliibole crystals from the Arminius Mine, Yirginia, 

 showing terminal faces ; also specimens of pseudomorphs of gold 

 after sylvanite from Ci'ipple Creek, Colo. He also spoke of a 

 small but perfect beryl found by Gilbert van Ingen at First 

 Avenue and Forty-ninth Street, which had many terminal faces 

 and was a very valuable addition to the mineral occurrences of 

 New York City. The paper appears in full in this volume on a 

 subsequent page. The paper was discussed by Professor Kemp, 

 who exhibited large hornblende crystals with terminal faces 

 gathered at Franklin Furnace, N. J. 



The second paper of the evening was read in abstract by 

 President Stevenson and was entitled "The Lancashire Coal 

 Field of England " by Mr. Herbert Bolton. The paper appears 

 in full below. It was discussed by Professor Kemp, who gave 

 some historical notes of interest concerning the early use of coal 

 in Great Britain. 



Third paper of the evening was read in abstract by Mr. Gilbert 

 van Ingen and was entitled " The Batesville Sandstone of 

 Arkansas " by Stuart Weller. This paper appears in full below. 

 It was discussed by President Stevenson and Professor Kemp. 



After the announcement that the next meeting of the Geolog- 

 ical Section would be devoted to a reception to Sir Archibald 



Geikie, the Section adjourned. 



Richard E. Dodge, 



Secretary. 



