Literature Relating to Statex Island- 79 



The various articles, notes, and memoranda directly or indi- 

 rectly relating to our local geology, which have appeared from 

 time to time in our Proceedings and elsewhere, are freely uti- 

 lized and cited — with due credit, and the result is a brief resume 

 of the features that are most likely to attract the attention and 

 enlist the interest of the amateur scientist and casual observer. 

 To the advanced student and scientific investigator, however, the 

 treatment of the subjects will prove disappointing, on account of 

 its brevity and incompleteness; but at the same time it is certain 

 to arouse a desire to learn more about the matters touched upon 

 and outlined. In this connection it may be pertinent to re- 

 mark that the scientific value of the work would have been 

 greatly enhanced if the author had mentioned that all of the 

 Staten Island rocks, minerals, fossils, etc., described or referred 

 to, could be seen and examined, not only in the field, but also by 

 means of the collections in our museum, and that the literature 

 cited could be found and consulted in our library. 



A. H 



Notes ix Connection v^ith Specimens Recently Obtained 

 FROM the Serpentines of Staten Island^ 



This is a brief description of the serpentine area of Staten 

 Island, with references to previous investigations and theories, 

 and descriptions of recent exposures and the minerals obtained 

 from them. 



The statement is made that " This area has been under obser- 

 vation for a longer period than any other local geological forma- 

 tion, and yet we know as little today in regard to its exact strati- 

 graphic relations as was known when it was first studied ; " and 

 the final words of the paper are : " Any suggestions in relation 

 to the manner in which the serpentine should be indicated, in 

 depicting a geologic section across Staten Island, would be 

 welcomed." 



'Arthur Hollick, Annals New York Acad. Sci. 19: 3i5-3i7- 1909. 



