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XV. 



GEOLOGY AND MINEEALOGY. 



The Minerals in the Australian Museum are arranged as 

 follows : — 



1. General collection of minerals. 



2. Collection of wooden models of crystals and natural crystals 

 (as part of the collection illustrating physical characters of 

 minerals.) 



3. Collection of meteorites. 



4. Ornamental collection — cut stones and imitations. 



5. Collection illustrating the physical properties of minerals. 



6. Collection illustrating the processes of determination of 



minerals. 



7. Collection illustrating dynamical (viz, : mechanical and 



chemical) geology. 



8. Collection illustrating the modes of occurrence of ores and 

 minerals, including alluvial deposits (mostly New South 

 Wales.) 



9. Gold collection (general) 



10. Collection of precious stones (general.) 



11. Collection of Australasian minerals. 



12. Collection of rocks with the Australasian rocks included in 



parts. 



13. Australasian collection arranged according to geological 



regions, or resrional collections. 



14. Collection of Italian rocks and minerals. 



