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Acquisitions. 



1,775 specimens have been acquired during the year 1902, 

 namely : — 603 minerals, 1,155 rocks^ and 17 meteorites. These 

 have been registered, numbered, labelled, and incorporated 

 with the collection. 



The more important of them are as follows :— 



Minerals. 



By Presentation : 



A large and important series of specimens of Native Gold 

 and tellurides of gold and mercury (Calaverite, Sylvanite, 

 Petzite, and Coloradoite); Western Australia: by the 

 Government, and by the Directors of various gold-mining 

 Companies, of Western Australia. 



Cassiterite, part of a large zonal crystal ; Saiak, Perak : 

 by Cecil Wray, Esq. 



Chemawinite ; Cedar Lake, Canada : by G. C. Hoffmann, 

 Esq., LL.D. 



Chiastolite with inclusions ; Bimbowrie, South Australia : 

 by G. R. Howden, Esq. 



Clinozoisite from Pregratten, Tyrol ; Leadhillite from 

 Leadhills : by F. N. A. Fleischmann, Esq., F.c.s. 



Copper Pyrites : Phoenix Burroughes Mine, Colorado : by 

 R. Sykes, Esq. 



Jarrowite; River Clyde : by Br. C. 0. Trechmann, f.g.s. 



Sapphire with bubble ; Ratnapura, Ceylon : by Professor 

 A. H. Church, f.r.s. 



Serendibite, Clinohumite, Sapphire, Allanite and Anhy- 

 drite ; Ceylon : by A. K. Coomarasw^my, Esq., f.g.s. 



By Exchange : 

 Selen-Tellurium ; Honduras. 

 Knoxvillite and Redingtonite ; California. 



By Purchase : 

 Sulphur, a group of twinned crystals; Girgenti, Sicily. 

 Martinite ; St. Barbara, W. Indies. 



Tourmaline, a magnificent suite of crystals ; San Diego 

 County, California. 



Dufrenoysite, Jordanite, Hyalophane ; Binnenthal, 

 Switzerland. 



Calcite and Barytes, a fine suite of crystals ; Cumberland. 



Thalenite 'with Gadolinite ; Osterby, Sweden. 



Wulfenite, a group of large crystals ; Las Cruces, New 

 Mexico. 



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