352 TJie Smithsoniaii Ijistitiition 



the zinc and lead minerals of Southwest Missouri, collected 

 by W. P. Jenney. 



" A series illustrating the mineralogy of the Pikes Peak 

 region collected by Whitman Cross, of the United States 

 Geological Survey. 



"A series of original and type zeolites from Table Moun- 

 tain, Gunnison County, Colorado, collected by Whitman 

 Cross, of the United States Geological Survey. 



" A series of uranium minerals used in the work leading to 

 the discovery of nitrogen in uraninite and later of argon, 

 given by Doctor W. F. Hillebrand. 



"A series of copper carbonates from Copper Queen Mine, 

 Arizona, a gift of the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining 

 Company, through James Douglas, President. 



" A series of azurite crystals and associated minerals from 

 the copper regions of Arizona, together with a series of van- 

 adium minerals from New Mexico, collected by Doctor W. 

 F. Hillebrand. 



** A series illustrating the occurrence and association of the 

 zinc minerals of New Jersey, collected by Wirt Tassin. 



"The type-specimens of warrenite. 



" A slab of sodalite, size two by two inches ; a polished slab 

 of labradorite, two by two inches ; a slab of calcite crystals 

 four by four inches ; two large sections of agatized wood from 

 Arizona, deposited by the Drake Company ; the ' Ontona- 

 gon ' copper boulder; a series of Sicilian sulphur crystals; 

 the Shepard collections of meteorites ; the Ring or Irwin 

 meteorite; a suite of meteoric irons from Caiion Diablo, Ari- 

 zona, varying in weight from 964 pounds to a few ounces. 



" To the list may be added the Stroud collection, the Hawes 

 collection, the Abert collection, the various accessions received 

 at different times from the United States Geological Survey, 

 and other smaller collections containing valuable material of 

 scientific and other importance." 



Of the Department of Paleontology, Mr. Charles Schuchert, 

 Assistant Curator, writes : 



