MINERALS. 



BY F. M. EXDLICH. 



The following is the catalogue of the minerals collected by Dr. Kuin- 

 lien. Each one of the species is represented by a number of specimens 

 Interesting, among them, is a collection of the supposed meteoric stones 

 from Ovifak. 



Smithsonian 

 number. 



9081). SUPPOSED METEORIC STONES from Ovifak, Disko Island, Green- 

 land. 



1)581. GRANITE, probably from a drift-bowlder, Greenland. 



1)582. liOSE QUARTZ. A large number of specimens from Greenland. 



l)58o. ORTHOCLASE, from Xiantilic Gulf, Cumberland. 



9584. TOURMALINE, crystals -with one end termination. Some of them 

 are of considerable size. Color black, ^iantilic Gulf. 



0585. MUSCOVITE, crystals and large plates. The latter contains some 

 hematitic inclusions. Xiantilic Gulf. 



D58G. MUSCOVITE, crystals. Xiantilic Gulf. 



1)587. ORTHOCLASE, massive, yellow. Xiantilic Gulf. 



9588. BIOTITE, in small crystals. Xiantilic Gulf. 



9581). QUARTZ, colorless. Xiantilic Gulf. 



9590. CHALCEDONY, gray and blue. Disko Fjord. 



9591. ARGYLLITE, red, compact. Ovifak. 



9592. CHALCOPYRITE, massive, in quartz. Cumberland Gulf. 



9593. PYRRHOTITE, associated with some pyrite. Cumberland Gulf. 



9594. SMOKY QUARTZ, massive, Cumberland Gulf. 



9595. CHLORITE, crystallized. Cumberland Gulf. 

 959G. APATITE, crystalline. Cumberland Gulf. 



9597. GARNET, variety, probably Spessartite, crystallized in clusters and 



single large crystals. Cumberland Gulf. 



9598. APOPHYLLITE. Small quantities associated with Clicrtcopyrite. 



Cumberland Gulf. 



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