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8957, Mullumbimby. — Basalt containing numerous crystals of 

 very glassy labradorite felspar. 



Case 143. Southern District. — A.cid rocks. A block of nodular felsite- 

 from near Bega is placed on the top shelf of case 145. Auriferous 

 rhyolites will be found among the Yalwal ores in gold, case 56. 



Case 142. Southern District. — Basic and intermediate rocks. 



On the top shelf of case 147. — A large specimen of prehnite 

 from the Permo-Carboniferous andesite at Dapto. 



On the top shelf of 143. — A block of basalt from Bulli con- 

 taininjr masses of olivine and of hornblende. 



Sedimentary 



Eocks. 



If. S. Wales. 



Case 145. 

 Case 146. 



Case 147. 



Intercolonial. 

 Queensland. 



Tasmania. 



South 



Atistralia. 



Hew Zealand. 



Norfolk 

 Island. 

 The Islands. 

 The Antarctic. 



Toreign. 



Cases 

 114, 115. 



Cases 

 119-121. 



Palaeozoic. — Slates, limestones, and quartzites. 

 Cretaceous. — Sandstones and quartzites. 

 Tertiary to Recent. — Including alluvial drifts. 



Show-case 116a. — Country rocks of the Croydon and G-ympie 

 Gold-fields. 



The porous sandstones and grits of Southern Queensland, of 

 Lov\'er Cretaceous and probably Ipswich Coal Measure age, which 

 form the catchment area of the Artesian Water Basin, are 

 exhibited in connection with the Artesian Water Case near the 

 entrance (page 97). 



Show-case 118a. The Tasmanian collection includes a number 

 of unusual rock-types such as melilite-basalt, solvsbergite, &c. 



Show-case 118b, 117b. 



Show-case 116b. — The Antarctic rocks were those first col- 

 lected from Victoria Land. 



8919, near Noumea, New Caledonia.— Limestone consisting of 

 the remains of foramiuifera, some of comparatively large size. 



A type series of European igneous and sedimentary rocks 

 from well-known localities. 



Typical foreign sedimentary rocks. 

 Typical foreign igneous rocks. 



