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tlie stems of fossil crinoids (sea-lilies). Candlesticks and other 

 articles made from it will be fonnd in case 131 near bj. 

 Beneatb the larger slabs is a row of smaller ones, containing the 

 following additional varieties :— 



"Walli; grey with fossil shells {hrachiopoda). 



Bibbenluke ; black and white with fossil shells (Iracliiopodd) . 



Bungonia Caves ; dove-grej. 



Abercrombie Caves ; dirty white. 



Tarrangobilly Caves ; black. 



Mudgee ; grey. 



Grundagai ; cream. 



Of these, the Mudgee and Bungonia marbles are very good. 

 The Mudgee marble works as well as the famous Sicilian. 



On the same wall is a number of smaller polished slabs from 

 Eernbrook (Bathurat), Mudgee, Molong, E-ockley, Rylestone, 

 Cudal, Newbridge, &c. Here is also a table composed of New 

 South Wales marbles. 



The visitor cannot fail to be struck with the great beauty of 

 these marbles, and with the variety of colour and pattern 

 obtainable from such localities as Mudgee, Molong, and Pern- 

 brook. Por comparison with these, a set of the European 

 marbles best known in London is placed on the south wall ; they 

 are described under their trade names. 



In case 133 is a small pyramid of Kempsey marble, and a 

 larger one of Eockley black marble ; the latter consists largely 

 of the stems of crinoids. 



Serpentine. Serpentine, suitable for outdoor work in general, is exhibited 



from Bingera and Cowra. A polished slab of Bingera stone will 

 be found on the south wall near the entrance, and a dressed 

 block in case 135. In the same case, and in 129, are various 

 ornaments cut from the stone. The Cowra serpentine is in case 

 133. 



