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Davis (Major ALEXANDER HENRY). 



Presented, in 1903, a magnificent crystal of kunzite, a lilac-coloured 

 variety of spodumene, from California. 



Denison (Sir WILLIAM THOMAS, K.C.B.). [1804-1871] 

 Governor of Madras [1861-1866]. 

 Presented, in 1862, the Nellore and ParnaJlee meteorites. 



Des Cloizeaux (ALFRED Louis OLIVIER LEGRAND). [1817- 

 1897] 



Professor of mineralogy at the Natural History Museum, Paris. 



Presented, in 1879, senarmontite, several large colourless octahedra on 

 the matrix, from Mine d'Hamimad, Constantine, Algeria. 



Devonshire (WILLIAM GEORGE SPENCER, Qth Duke of). 



[1790-1858] 



Presented, in 1820, calcite and copper-pyrites from the Ecton mine, 

 Leek, Staffordshire. 



Doran (PATRICK). 



Collected about 200 specimens of volcanic rocks in Ireland which 

 were purchased in 1869. 



Douglas (Dr. JAMES). 



Metallurgist, of New York. 



Presented, in 1892, a large mass of botryoidal malachite from Copper 

 Queen mine, Bisbee, Arizona; and, in 1896, crystallised masses and 

 groups of chessylite and malachite from the same locality. 



D'Oyly (Rev. GEORGE, D.D.}. [1778-1846] 



Brother of Sir John D'Oyly, Bart., who held various high official 

 positions in Ceylon, and doubtless sent over the mineral specimens from 

 Ceylon, which Dr. D'Oyly presented in 1827. 



Dudgeon (PATRICK). [1817-1894] 



One of the founders of the Mineralcgical Society; gave to the 

 Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art his large collection of minerals, 

 which was especially rich ia Scottish specimens. 



Presented, in 1858, zeolites and other minerals from Scotland and the 

 Faroe Islands ; and, in 1882, leadhillite, hemimorphite, etc., from Lead- 

 hills and Wanlockhead, amazon stone from Tongue, Sutherlandshire, and 

 other minerals. 

 Duncan (JOHN). 



Presented, in 1782, a specimen of malachite from China. 

 Dunn (EDWARD JOHN). 



About 200 specimens of dolerites, schists, conglomerates, etc., from 

 South Africa (Namaqualand, Transvaal, etc.), collected by him, were 

 obtained by exchange in 1873. 

 Durazzo (Marchese IPPOLITO). [1754-1818] 



Mineralogist and afterwards botanist, of Genoa. 



His collection of minerals was probably acquired by Greville (y.v.) ; 

 an undated manuscript catalogue of the collection is preserved in the 

 Department. (The epoch of formation of the collection and catalogue 

 is roughly indicated by the system of classification, which is the one 

 published by Cronstcdt in 1758.) 



