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1392. MINERALS AND FOSSILS. 



Aug. 13. Specimens of Hematite and Quartz Spar from Cleator Moor. 



Messrs. James Hughes and John Nugent. 

 ,, 24. Three pieces of Cliarnwood Forest Syenite from Mount Sorrel, 

 and Markfield, Leicestershire. Mr. T. F. Howe, Leicester. 

 Sept. 14. Glaciated portion of Calamite Stem from Wideopen Quarry. 



Mr. W, C. Rohson. 

 1893. 

 Feb. 4. Piece of Stigmaria from roof of Brockwell Seam, Dunstou 

 Colliery. Mr. Nathan Thompson, Watson Street, Teams. 

 Mar. 4. Deposit in Spouting from Dudley Colliery. 



Mr. George Forster, Corhridge. 



,, 14. Three boxes of fragments of Marl-Slate Fishes collected at 



Midderidge by the late Mr. Joseph Duff, Bishop Auckland. 



Mr. William Booth. 

 ,, 29. Specimen of Cannel Coal from Australia. 



Prof. G. A. Lehour. 

 May 10. Cast of supposed Meteorite (slag from iron works?), which 

 was said to have fallen near Middlesbro', 1881. The origi- 

 nal is now in York Museum. See Prof. Herschell's Report. 

 Another piece of slag supposed to be part of a Meteorite ! ! 



Mr. Charles Barkas. 

 ,, 31. Crustacean Tracks on Sandstone (Millstone Grit series), near 

 Edmondbyers. Rev. Walter Featherstonhaugh. 



June . Basaltic Rock from Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh. 



Mr. M. J. Pelegrin. 

 ,, . Small collection of Chalk Fossils from Southerham Chalk Pits, 

 near Lewes, and Glynde Chalk Pits, Sussex Downs. 



Mr. R. B. Brentnall. 



1892. BOTANY. 



Aug. . Sample of Granary Wheat from Upper Egypt, circa 18th, Dynasty. 



Mr. Roht. C. Clephan. 

 Oct. 13. Rhizome of large Fern. Miss M. Hancock. 



Apl. 8. Specimens of Ruhus chamcemorus from the Cheviot. 



Mr. George Bolam, Berwick. 

 June 15. Nut of a Palm from San Francisco. Miss Shanks. 



Ig92, ETHNOLOGY. 



July 20. Four Shields made of hide ; one Axe ; two Sticks with carved, 

 human heads ; four Sleeping Stools or Pillows ; two Metal 



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