400 Mineralogical Notice. 
the Talpz, (Moles,) and Sorices, (Sbrew-mice,) -baving in 
its form and habits an aflinity to the former, while its teeth 
closely resemble those of the latter. Its colour is a strikin 
peculiarity, being a beautiful grass-green. This animal has 
been named Astromycter prasinatus, and an exact scientific 
yng is said to be Sheets for publication, yoaies hias 
18. Aerolite of Maine --A chemical examination of a frag- 
ment of the meteoric stone which fell in Maine, August 1823, 
(noticed by Prof. Cleaveland in this Journal, Vol. VII. p. 
170,) has been made by Dr. J. W. Webster, of Boston, 
and published in the Boston Journal of Philosophy and the 
Arts. 
_ The composition of ni MADE, according to analysis, is 
Sulphur 18.3 
Sil - ~ 5 Ps - 29.5 
Alumina = - - - - 4.7 
ime - - - - - a trace 
Magnesia. - | - - - 24.8 
r rome «- ~ - - - 4.0. 
Iron - - - - - 14.9 
Ke Nickel eae = Lad a *. 2.3. 
19. Mineralogical Notice.—The extensive cabinet of 
minerals, comprising the entire collection of Dr. Morton of 
Philadelphia, is offered for sale. 
This collection is inferior to few private ones in the Uni- 
ted States. Its consists of two thousand two hundred speci- 
mens of good size, and in excellent preservation; amongst 
these are included most of the known genera and species, of 
which about five hundred and fifty are metals, and the re- 
mainder earthy minerals. In forming this collection, the pro- 
prietor has been at much expense of time and money during 
the ten years spent in Europe and America. The specimens 
of barytes, strontian, fluate, and sulphate of lime, opal, zeo~ 
lite, wavellite, and the ores of lead and zinc, are partic ularly 
numerous and well characterized. A catalogue accompanies 
the minerals, in which is contained a short description of each 
specimen, with its locality. In addition to the minerals is a 
geological section of Salisbury craigs near Edinburgh, and @ 
ei - greenstone rocks of Scotland. 
