APPENDIX. 



SURGEON E. KERSHNER'S COLLECTION. 



MINERALS. 



These include forty-two specimens, representing portions of Otago and 

 other parts of New Zealand, A considerable number was obtained from 

 the museum at Otago, being specimens gathered during the geological 

 survey of the province. Of the remainder, most were collected by Dr. 

 Kershner himself. Besides those already mentioned, this collection in- 

 cludes some fine specimens of copper-ore from the mines in Southern 

 Africa. All of the minerals have been identified by Dr. F. M. Endlich, 

 of the Smithsonian Institution, as per list following : 



Original No. 



19. Pumice (typical specimen). " 



' 20. Doleritic rock with zeolites. 



21. Chrome-ore (Otago Museum). 



22. Hornblende. 



23. White quartz, 

 5 i 24. White quartz with decomposed feldspar. 



25. Iron and copper ore. 



26. Same as 20. 



27. Pyrite and mica in chloritic schist (Otago Museum). 



28. Chalcopyrite (Otago Museum). 



29-40, Bornite (copper-ore) associated with quartz. 



41. Quartzitic rock impregnated with pyrite. 



42. Copper-ore. 



43. Lignitic coal (Germ. sp. name, Russkohle). 



44. Feldspathic rock decomposed into caolinite. 



45. Quartzitic rock containing caolinite and impregnated with pyrite 



46. Galena and quartz. 



47. Druse of natrolite in basalt. 



48. Sulphur. 



49. Chalcopyrite (copper pyrite). 



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