432 Minerals. 



by Charles Hampden Turner and William Nevill ; it was bequeathed by 

 him to the Museum of Practical Geology, London. He presented to the 

 British Museum, in 1877, a magnificent group of large, transparent, 

 scalenohedral crystals of Chilian proustite, which, having been protected 

 from the light, have retained both their colour and their transparency ; 

 and, in 1879, a large collection (about 600 specimens) of volcanic rocks 

 from various European localities (Auvergne, Vosges, etc.). 



Lutschaunig (ALFRED). 



Presented, in 1864, a meteoric stone, found in the Desert of Atacama, 

 Chili. 

 Lyon (Copt. GEORGE FRANCIS, R.H.). [1795-1832] 



A suite of specimens of alluvial and other gold, brought together 

 by him during his stay in the principal gold districts of Brazil, was 

 purchased in 1833. 



McClounie (J.). 



Presented, in 1899, one of the Zomba meteoric stones. 



McCormick (Deputy Inspector-General ROBERT, R.N.). [1800- 



1890] 



A selection from the rock-specimens collected by him during the 

 Arctic Expedition of 1827, Antarctic Expedition of 1839-1843, and the 

 Franklin Search Expedition of 1852-1853, came to the Museum in 1890 

 by bequest. 



Macdonald (Major C.). 



Presented, in 1862, a series of specimens of turquoise from Wadi 

 Maghara, Arabia Petraea. 



Maclear (Sir THOMAS). [1794-1879] 



Astronomer Royal at the Cape of Good Hope [1833-1870], 

 Presented, in 1839 and 1863, respectively, specimens of the Cold 



Bokkeveld and Kaee meteorites. 



Majendie (ASHURST). 



Presented, in 1835, diallage, cuprite and other minerals from Cornwall. 

 Mantell (Dr. GIDEON ALGERNON). [1790-1852] 



Geologist. 



Presented, in 1834, a very large mass of aluminite from Newhaven, 

 Sussex. A fragment of the Nanjemoy meteorite was purchased from him 

 in 1839. 



Marks (E. W.). 



Presented, in 1854, several crystals of parisite from Muso, Colombia. 

 Marryat (1). 



Presented, in 1819, three specimens of ilvaite from Elba. 



Marsham-Townshend (Hon. ROBERT). [1834- ] 



Presented, in 1877, thirty specimens, mostly from Brazil, including 

 quartz, pyrrhotite and chalybite, from San Juan del Key mine, Minas 

 Geraes. 



Maskelyne (MERVIN HERBERT NEVIL Story-). 



See STORY-MASKKLYNE (Mervin Herbert Nevil). 



