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Department of Mineralogy. 

 I. — A rrangement. 



Selections from the large collection of foreign zeolites, pre- 

 sented by Mr. F. N, A. Fleischmann, have been exhibited in 

 four panes of table-cases 42 and 43, and, in order to accommodate 

 the remaining specimens, several of the species of zeolites in 

 the General Collection have been re-arranged in the drawers. 



The case of " Enclosures " and " Artificial Minerals " has 

 been re-arranged. 



After the removal of the large specimens of crocoite to the 

 special case on the wall of the Gallery, the rest of the specimens 

 of crocoite and specimens belonging to the adjacent species in 

 the table-cases have been re-arranged. 



The bulk of the Walker Collection of Minerals has been 

 removed from the Recent Additions Case and distributed in the 

 General Collection. 



The ends of cases 23 and 25 in the Gallery have been re- 

 velveted to render them dust-proof, and the large specimens in 

 them have been cleaned and re-arranged. 



In connection with the preparation of slip-catalogues of 

 species, the specimens of diaspore, manganite, and gibbsite have 

 been re-arranged, those exhibited in the case-tops being placed 

 on re-polished trays fitted with clean cotton-wool ; and the 

 reserve specimens of fluor in the drawers have been re- 

 arranged. 



The African rocks belonging to the Geological Society's 

 collection have been arranged in the new cabinets in the 

 Library and Rock-room. 



The collections of rocks made in various Arctic and Antarctic 

 Expeditions have been re-arranged in order of register-num- 

 bers. 



The series of limestones in the collection of rock-species 

 has been re-arranged. 



The collection of meteorites has been re-arranged through- 

 out in order to allow of expansion. 



The french-polishing of the meteoric irons which showed 

 signs of rusting has been continued. 



New screens for the lime-boxes have been designed and 

 placed in the meteorite cases. 



Sixty-two boxes or parcels of mineral and rcck-specimens 

 have been unpacked and examined ; eighty-six boxes have been 

 packed and despatched. 



II. — Registration, Indexing, and Cataloguing. 



All the specimens of minerals, rocks, and meteorites acquired 

 during the year, including the large collection of zeolites pre- 

 sented by Mr. F. N. A. Fleischmann, have been registered, num- 



