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death. Within the tomb where his ashes reposed, various ob- 
jects of the temple over which he presided had also been placed; 
conoidal pillars, all painted bright blue and red, and twelve 
large, exquisitely sculptured snake heads, also painted in bright 
colors, as well as a large statue of remarkable interest, represent- 
ing a man about six feet tall. 
The PRESIDENT announced a reception and collation, to be 
given immediately after adjournment, in honor of the Local 
Committee for the New York meeting of the American Associa- 
tion for the Advancement of Science. 
November 14, 1887. 
STATED MEETING. 
The President, Pror. J. 8S. NEWBERRY, in the chair. 
Forty-two persons present. 
Mr. Grorce F. Kunz exhibited and described 
MINERALS FROM FORT GEORGE, NEW YORK CITY. 
(Abstract. ) 
A very interesting series of minerals was obtained during the 
past few months at the rock excavations for the Old Morris 
Home, at Fort George, near the end of the cable road, New 
York Island. They were as follows: 
Rutile, in tetragonal prisms two inches long and one-eighth 
of an inch in diameter, perfectly terminated with the simple 
pyramid 1. The surfaces are bright, although not polished, _ 
Titanite, in yellow crystals implanted on ripidolite, and only 
partly transparent. A few were light green. The crystals 
measured one-fourth of an inch across and one-eighth inch in 
thickness, and resembled those from ‘T'avetchthal, Switzerland. 
OColumbite, one crystal imbedded in orthoclase, which mea- 
sured one inch in length and one-fourth inch in diameter. In 
color it is black and the crystal is somewhat broken. The 
prismatic faces are quite distinct, but the terminal planes are 
imperfect from breaking. Also one crystal in quartzite, equal to 
any from Standish, Maine, measured % inch in length and $ inch 
wide. ‘This is the first known occurrence of Columbite on this 
island. 
Beryl, in crystals, by far the largest ever found on the island. 
