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THE OOLOGIST. 



Auction Sale. 



Mounted Birds, Shells, Minerals, Opals, Curios, Gems &c 



The following articles will tin sold at auction 

 Feb. 15, 1899. All bids must be received by mail 

 by 4 p. m. on that day. 



The highest bidder in each case will be noti- 

 fied of his purchase and can remit or have the 

 goods sent C O. D. 



I have placed a reserve price on each lot and 

 no lower bid will be considered. Parties not 

 wishing the whole of any lot can bid on any 

 part of it. Address all bids to 



HOBEirX BURNHAM, 



143 Gallup St., PROVIDENCE, 



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10 lbs. Agatized Wood, Ariz, fine 



100 lbs, Actinolite. Mass., good 



100 lbs. Albite, N. H.. fine 



1 specimen Andalusite, Mas'., good.. 



1 " " " fine.. 



1 " Barite, Eng., good 



1 " " " fine 



10 lbs. Beryl. N. H.,good 



1 specimen Biotite, (15 lbs.) Mass.. 



Matrix - 



26 1 specimen Black Spinel, N. Y., mat.. 

 31 40 lbs. Brown Spar. R. I 



33 40 lbs. Buhrstone, France 



34 1 specimen Calamine, N. Y 



aT 10 lbs. Calcareus Tufa, N. Y 



36 10 lbs. Canrinite, Me 



•W 1 spectmen Catllnite. Minn., 3x5 



38 1 " Cerargyrite, Nev. , 1 oz 



40 i Chalcedony on Coral, Fla 



45 1 specimen Oolumbite, Conn 



46 100 lbs. Coquina 



40 10 lbs. Cyanite, Conn 



50 1 specimen Diamond, Africa 



51 15 lbs. Diaspore, Mass 



52 15 lbs. Elaeolite. Ark 



53 40 lbs. Emery, Mass 



.54 70 lbs. Epidote, Mass 



57 10 lbs. Galenite, Col 



58 10 lbs. Galenite, Mass., rare 



60 400 lbs. Quartz, R. I 



61 100 lbs. Quartz Geodes. Ill 



62 10 lbs. Chalcedony Geodes, 111 



-•66 100 lbs. Hornblende, Mass 



67 £00 lbs. Hematite. R. I 



68 10 lbs. Pyrite, Col 



70 1 specimen Leopardite, N. C 



72 10 lbs. Margarlte, Mass 



73 1 specimen Masonite, R. I 



76 lOlbs. Phylite. R. I 



77 1 specimen Pyrolusite. Col 



7S 10 Quartz Crystals, N. Y. and Ark 



81 10 " •' " " 



83 10 lbs. Rhomb Spar, R. I 



83 10 lbs. Scapoiite, Mass 



85 10 lbs. Seyberite. Me 



87 1 spec. Smoky Quartz Crvstal, Col .... 



88 1 •' " " Col 



90 1 '• Specularlron, Ala 



91 10 lbs. Sphalerite, Mo 



93 1 specimen Sphene. N. Y 



93 )0 lt)S. Stilbite. N. S 



94 5 lbs. Spodumene, Mass 



95 1 specimen Sulphur, 4x4 



96 1 •■ ■■ Crystal 



97 I '• Tourmaline, Mass 



98 1 " Tremolite 



99 1 •' Troosite Matrix Xtal 



100 1 •' Obsidian (10 lbs.) Mex 



101 1 ■■ Wollastonite 



102 1 '■ Zincite, N. J 



103 10 Zircon Crystals 



104 lOlbs. Zoicite Mass 



R. I. 



\ 2 00 

 6 00 

 5 03 

 05 

 15 

 20 

 35 

 60 



1 00 

 25 



3 40 



3 00 

 15 



1 40 

 1 00 

 SO 

 25 

 JiO 

 10 



4 00 

 1 00 

 a 00 

 3 75 



90 



3 60 



3 60 



1 00 



1 00 



20 00 



8 00 



1 00 



8 00 



16 00 



1 10 



25 



1 50 



20 



70 



15 



20 



1 00 



5 00 

 60 



1 90 

 05 

 15 

 10 

 70 

 H) 

 50 

 40 

 30 

 15 



2 25 



10 

 10 

 35 

 80 



105 1 specimen Nuttalite, 4x5, 2 lbs., Mass 



106 1 •' Pink Wernerite, Mass 



107 1 " Boltonite, Mass 



108 1 Epidote in Actlnolite,4x6.31bs..Ma6s. 



110 1 Grey Epidote * 



111 1 specimen Kyanite, Conn., 4x5, 3 lbs. 



113 1 " Magnesite, Greece 



114 1 " Porphyretic Granite, N. 



H.. 5x5. 5 lbs 



HI 5 specimen Apatite Crrstals, N. B., 



2x3^.. 



122 10 Arrowheads, Obsidian, Mexico 



123 10 '• '• " 



124 10 



125 10 " " " 



126 1 Obsidian Knife, Mexico 



127 1 " " " 



128 1 " " " 



129 1 " " " 



130 1 •' •' " 



131 1 ,' " " 



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 167 

 168 

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 175 

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2 50 



5 00 



7 50 



10 00 



25 



25 



40 



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75 



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Shells, Minerals, etc. 



1 dozen Scalloped shells, pierced and 



polished $ 25 



1 Hermit Crab and Shell 10 



1 Horse Shoe Crab, small 10 



1 Sea Urchin [sand dollar] 05 



1 dozen Skates eggs - 10 



'/^ dozen White Murex .58 



1/4 dozen Pink Murez 68 



1 doz. large Alligator Teeth .S5 



Large Turtle Shell [gopher] Fla 75 



1 Trunk Fish. 7 ■• " 30 



1 Porcupine Fish, 5 " /' 25 



1 piece Mexican Onyx. 8 square in 25 



1 " '• '• 16 •• '-fine 100 



10 " Fossil Coral, 50 svuare in., fine.. 2 00 



1 Epidote, Mass.. 5 inch, good 25 



1 doz. Opals, Mexico I 00 



1/2 doz. " '• 1 00 



14 " precious Opals, Australia 1 00 



Mex. or Aus. 



1 50 



1 50 



2 00 



2 00 



3 00 



5 00 

 10 00 



8 00 



2 00 



6 00 



3 50 

 25 



25 



50 



1 Tourmaline, S. Paris. Me., flne,V4kt 

 1 •• ■' " goodM " 



1 Aquamarine " " flne5?8 " 



1 .- .' '• " 3;8 " 



1 pr. Sardonyx for sleeve buttons, fine 

 1 pr. Onyx " " " " 



212 4 oz. Rough Opals, specimens differ- 



ent colors to show all kinds and 

 conditions 



213 4 oz. better qualitv 



214 4 oz. still better 100 



230 1 Diamond " 2 00 



228 1 Arctic Fox Skin, white 5 50 



Will take exchange for 228. 



229 One .specimen each of the following: An- 

 alnite, Amber. Baltic Sea Ankerite, Asbes- 

 tos, Black-spinel Bowenite Brookite, Bru- 

 cite, Chabazite, Chlorite, Chrysocolla, Copa- 

 lite, Fi'anklinite, Heulandiie, Hornblende, 

 Lava Ves., Pearl Spar, Selenlte Crystal. 

 Sodalite, Gold, Nat ve Copper, Molybdenite, 

 Argentite, Galenite. Col , Cal. and Mass. 

 Sphalerite, Cinabar, Millerite. Bornite, Chal- 

 copyrite, Pyrltc, Barnhadite, Kermesite. Py- 

 rargyrite, Proustite Quartz, White, Blue, 

 Green, Smoky Pseudo and Druzy Tetrahed 



