400 Mineralogieal Motice. 



the Talpffi!, (Moles,) and Sorices, (Shrew-mice,) having in 

 its form and habits an affinity to the former, while its teeth 

 closely resemble those of the latter. Its colour is a striking 

 peculiarity, being a beautiful grass-green. This animal has 

 been named ^siiomycter prasinatus, and an exact scientific 

 description is said to be prepared for publication. — -Machias 

 Star. 



18. Aerolite of Maine. — A chemical examination of a frag- 

 ment of the meteoric stone which fell in Maine, August 1823, 

 (noticed by Prof Cleaveland in this Journal, Vol. VII. p. 

 170,) has been made by Dr. J. W. Webster, of Boston, 

 and published in the Boston Journal of Philosophy and the 

 Arts- 



The composition of this stone, according to analysis, is 



Sulphur - - - - - 18.3 



Silex 29.5 



Alumina ----- 4.7 



Lime ----- a trace 



Magnesia ----- 24.8 



=Chrom8 - - - - - 4.0 



Iron - - - - - 14.9 



Nickel ----- 2.S. 



19. Mineralogieal Kotice. — The extensive cabinet of 

 minerals, comprising the entire collection of Dr. Morton of 

 Philadelphia, is offered for sale. 



This collection is inferior to few private ones in the Uni- 

 ted States. Its consists of two thousand two hundred speci- 

 mens of good size, and in excellent preservation ; anjongst 

 these are included most of the known genera and species, of 

 which about five hundred and fifty are metals, and the re- 

 mainder earthy minerals. In forming this collection, the pro- 

 prietor has been at much expense of time and money during 

 the ten years spent in Europe and America. The specimens 

 of barytes, strontian, fliiat'*, and sulphate of lime, opal, zeo- 

 lite, wavellite, and the ores of lead and zinc, are parti- trlarly 

 numerous and well characterized. A catalogue accompanies 

 the minerals, in which is contained a short description of each 

 specimen, with its locality. In addition to the minerals is a 

 geological section of Salisbury craigs near Edinburgh^ and ^ 

 series of the greenstone rocks of Scotland^ 



