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2.—Specimens of Gypsum were subsequently received from 
Mr. John Boak, of Halifax. ‘These are of character and quality 
identical with the Nova Scotia Lower Carboniferous Gypsums. 
3.—Lately other specimens were received from Mr. John 
Tucker, of San Francisco. There are, first, a specimen of coarse 
agate, with cavities containing quartz crystals. Second, three 
beautiful jasper specimens, blood red, green and yellow. 
These are all from Grindstone island; and are.evidently trap 
minerals. 
From these observations we are led to infer that the Magdalen 
islands are of some geological importance, and its minerals of 
possible economic value. 
Their geology appears to indicate the existence of an enormous 
submerged area of Carboniferous strata lying between Gaspe, 
Canada, and Port au Port, of Newfoundland, extending to Cape 
Breton, Nova Seotia and New Brunswick. 
On a part of this Prince Edward Island’s Triassic Sandstones 
seem to rest. 
Mr. Fox, the collector of customs, who has been a resident of 
the island for twenty years, informs us that the elevation of 
Amherst island, Grindstone island and Entry island is from five 
hundred to six hundred feet; that trap is prevalent, on these 
islands, that one of the specimens is undoubtedly derived from 
this. 
The first looks like a specimen found in situ; the others may 
be transported boulders. 
The Jasper pebbles are identical with some that I received 
about six years ago, with beautiful agate pebbles, from, Gaspe 
bay; which lies to the N. E. of Grindstone island. 
The Gaspe pebbles are thus referred to in Logan’s Geology of 
Canada, 1863, page 404. . 
“Associated with these are others (pebbles) of agate and of red, 
yellow and green Jaspers, often brilliant in colour, which have 
probably been derived from the Conglomerates of the Gaspe 
Sandstones. These Jaspers and agates are known among 
collectors as ‘Gaspe pebbles.’” Of course the conglomerates in this 
ease can only be regarded as the secondary source of the ‘ Gaspe 
