26 BULLETIN 55, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Contains a few .small t'oraminifera and radiolaria. Coarse mineral 

 fragments, man}^ of them black. Many fragments coated with red 

 palagonite. 



Station 1217.— 9'S4: fathoms. Green mud. Dark gray. Has evi- 

 dently changed color since collection, for it is noted on record as 

 ''gr. m.,"" green mud. Marked odor of hydrogen sulphide. The 

 washed sand consists principall}^ of vitreous fragments, some of them 

 dark brown and nearly opaque, others clear and transparent. Occa- 

 sional pale-green grains. No casts. 



Station 1237.— 613 fathoms. Green nmd. Turned black from 

 development of hydrogen sulphidp since collection. A few foramini- 

 fera; very man}^ diatoms; no radiolaria. Much line sand. 



