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A large block of asbestos from Pawling, Dutchess county. From 

 C J. Haigbt, of Pawling. 



A collection of iron ores (carbonates) and the associated rocks from 

 the mines at Burden, Columbia county, made in 18S3-4 by Prof. J. 

 C. Smock. 



A collection, consisting of 547 members of crj^stalline and frag- 

 mental rocks from the Highlands of the Hudson and the adjacent 

 geological formations. It represents nearly 200 localities in Dutchess, 

 Putnam and Westchester counties. Stony Point and Tompkins' 

 Cove, Rockland county, and the western borders of Fairfield and 

 Litchfield counties. Conn. Made during the autumn of 1885, by 

 Prof. J. C. Smock. 



■ A collection of lithographic stones and associated rocks, from 

 Lawrence county, Indiana. (36 Nos.) Presented by J. W. Latcher, 

 of Edinburgh, Saratoga county. 



A collection of specimens from the Mohawk Yalley, illustrating 

 the character of the beds at the junction of the Laurentian gneiss 

 with the superincumbent rocks, consisting of gneiss, the representa- 

 tive beds of the Potsdam sandstone, with imbedded pieces of clay 

 slate, breccia, and calciferous sandstone. Made by Mr. C. E. Beecher 

 and Mr. C. E. Hall. 



A collection of specimens representing a section of the Oneonta 

 sandstone and superincumbent rocks in Chenango coftnty, N. T. 



Mr. Geo. F. Kunz, of Hoboken, Is. J., has placed on deposit with 

 the Museum a collection illustrative of the rocks of New Hampshire. 

 It is in part a duplicate of the New Hampshire collection of Prof. 

 C. H. Hitchcock, and represents the more common types of the 

 crystalline and semi-crystalline rocks of that State. This collection, 

 consisting of 250 specimens, is very interesting and valuable for 

 purposes of comparative study ; it has been placed in drawers in 

 the south-east corner room, and will be accessible to all students 

 of geology. 



Presented to the New Torh Stats Museum hy Hon. D. J. Johnston^ 

 of CoJioeSy State Commissioner to the Neio Orleans Exposition. 

 (A collection of specimens returned from tlie Xew Orleans Exposition, 1885.) 



No. 



1. Column of red granite (polished). International Scotch gran- 



ite Co. .Jefferson County, N, Y., from R. Forsyth, Montreal. 



2. Adirondack granite (block) .' . . New York, 



3. Quincy granite Quincy, Mass. 



4. Gray granite Saratoga Co'., N. Y. 



5. Gray granite Mount Yista, Saratoga Co., N. Y. 



6. Gray granite Keene, N. II. 



7. Gray granite Mount Waldo, Me. 



8. Gray granite ". Hallowell, Me. 



9. Gray granite Me. 



10. Red granite (Internat'l Scotch Granite Co) . . Jefferson Co., N. Y. 



11. Gray granite Fox Island, Me. 



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