16 TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE REGENTS. 



From Hon. A. C. McGOWAN, Herkimer County. 

 Two small dressed blocks of Brown Sandstone, from the town of 

 Frankfort, Herkimer county. 



From H. A. PUTNAM, Elizabethtown. 

 Pyritous Iron Ore, from Essex county (particular locality unknown). 



From W. F. GOOKIN, Port Henry. 

 OcTOHEDRAL CRYSTALS of MAGNETIC Iron Ore, and a Specimen of 

 SxMOKY Quartz in Magnetic Iron Ore, from the new bed at 

 Moriah, Essex county. 



From ALMERON PHELPS, Moriah. 

 Calcare ous Spar in Lenticular Crystals ; some faces covered with 

 minute crystals of Iron Pyrites, from the new bed at Moriah. 



From F. C. CROWLEY, Moriah. 

 Specimens of Magnetic Iron Ore and Ilmenite in Quartz, from 

 mines of Crowley & Co., Bent-lot, Moriah. 



From WILLIAM PHINNEY, South Cairo. 

 Specimens of Arenaceous Shales of the Hamilton group, filled with 

 Spirifera 7?iucronata, from loose masses of the rock six miles west of 

 CatskiU. 



From J. T. HOG AN. Albany. 



Specimens of Granite, Feldspar, Mica, etc., from excavations made 

 in grading Central Park, New-York, above 53d-street. 



From THOMAS WALTON, Port Henry. 

 One block and one slab of Serpentine or Verde antique Marble, 

 from his quarry, in Port Henry. 



From the Cheever Ore Bed Co., Port Henry. 

 ( Through WALTER MERRILL). 

 A large block and smaller specimens of Magnetic Iron Ore, and a 

 large mass of Crystalline Hornblende, etc., from a vein cutting 

 the ore bed and enclosing pieces of the ore. 



From E. H. SCOTT, Albany. 

 Specimens of Iron Ore from Western Virginia, and a specimen of Can- 

 nel Coal from Ulster county, W. Va. 



From Prof. ORTON, . 



Ten specimens of Bock containing fish remains, from the Chemung group 

 at Franklin, Delaware county. 



From Dr. E. BOSTWICK, Hudson. 

 Specimens of Quartz with Chlorite, Talcose Slate with crystals of 

 Ilmenite and fine scales of Specular Iron Ore ; also separate crystals 

 of Ilmenite, from Hillsdale, Columbia county. 



From REUSS HITT, Roxbiiry, Delaware County. 

 Five specimens of Red Shaly Sandstone, with fucoidal markings (for 

 examination). 



From JOHN T. LANSING, Arica, Peru, S. America. 

 A fine specimen of Native Copper from the mines of Peru. 



From Hon. R. G. RANKIN, Newburgh. 

 Specimens of Claystones. ( Localities not given.) 



