THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



In three of the alcoves on the east side is the general 

 collection of meteorites, which is one of the largest and 

 most representative in this country, containing specimens 

 of from 500 to 700 falls and finds that are known through- 

 out the world. The "stone shower" that fell near Holbrook, 

 Arizona, in 1912 and the entire mass of Ysleta, 1914, are 

 the most striking recent acquisitions. 



In another alcove, on the east side, is a desk case con- 

 taining a series of rock specimens from Manhattan Island. 

 This is arranged geographically from south to north and 

 shows the character of the rock upon which New York City 

 is built. In the northeast corner of the hall is a model of 

 the Copper Queen Mine and a series of ores and other 

 specimens from the Bisbee-Warren copper district in south- 

 ern Arizona. 



On the opposite or northwest corner is a display of caves 

 and cave material, including a reproduction of part of a 

 cave that was discovered in 1910 in mining operations at 

 the Copper Queen Mine, and alongside is a reproduction of 

 a chamber in Weyer's Cave, Virginia. 



Conspicuous in the central portion of this section is a 

 great mass of copper ore about three feet square by five 

 feet high, weighing three and one half tons. It contains 

 more than a ton of pure copper, besides some silver and 

 gold. That portion in streaks of beautiful blue is azurite, 

 and that in green, malachite. 



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