ACCOUNTS, ESTIMATES, &C. OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 20 



Among' the more important of these acquisitions are the following ; — 



Presentations. — A fine mass of Graphite, Baltugol, Irkutzk, Siberia, by M. Alibert. 



Two specimens of Cinnabar, Arizona; by Major A. de Vecchi. 



A hollow Enhydros of Calce'iony, remarkable for its size, and for being almost entirely 

 filled by a fluid. It represents an amyudaloidal cavity, from near Salto, Uruguay; by W. G'. 

 Lettsoiii, Esq., H.M. Charge d'Affaires at Monte Video. 



A fragment of a new Aerolite from Chili, 1 oz. 406 si's., by M. Lutschauine. 



Analcime on Clay Ironstone, Duingen, near Gottingen, presented by Professor 

 K. von Seebach. 



Puichases. — Among the acquisitions by purchase the following may be especially 

 recorded : — 



A fine mass of Meteoric Iron, discovered at Obernkirchen, in Oldenburgh, weighing 

 120 lbs., described by Professor Woliler, of Gottingen, through whose assistance it was 

 obtained for the .Muspum. 



Excellent specimens of the very remarkable black carbonaceous Aerolite which fell near 

 Montauban, in Fiance, on May 14, 1864. 



The total additions of new Meteorites to the now unique collection of these bodies in the 

 Museum has amounted during the last year to 13 falls, not before represented in the Col- 

 lection. 



A crystal, by far the largest and most remarkable known, of Iceland Spar (Calcite), 

 twinned, and carrying a new plane, has been acquired by the department. Its weight is 

 about 3 cwt. Its crystalloiirapl:y has been illustrated by the inscription of the symbols on 

 its planes, and it is now exhibited in the glazed front of Case 30. 



A dish of green qnartzose Avanturine from India. 



From Cornwall several remaikable Minerals have been procured, through Mr. Tailing, 

 of Losfwi'hiel. Among them are extremely beautiful specimens of Chalcotrichite and a 

 fine Chalybite ; also, for Cornwall, very fine specimens of Argentite and native Silver. 

 Very large crystals of Fluor, with their angles modified, from the Menheniot Mines, and 

 three neu minerals, forming a new iiroup with Brochantite, have this year been also found 

 in Cornwall, viz., Langite, Waringtonite, and Devillite. The finest specimens yet raised 

 of these are in the Collection. Atacamite also occurs with them. 



Among other purchases may be mentioned : — 



Native Gold, from Leadhills. 



Native Gold in Galena, Irom Bsresowsk. 



Native (lold in qnariz, from Break o'Day Gully, Bendigo Creek, Victoria. 



Native Platinum, from Nijni-Tagilsk. 



Native Sulphur, from neai' Senigaglia, Rome. 



Crystal of Diamond, from The Ovens Gold Field, Victoria. 



Slenimannite, from Neudorf. 



Argentite, in large < ubes, from Himmelsfahrt Mine, near Freiberg. 



Enargite, from Parad, Hungaiy. 



A series of hilver Ores, from Chili. 



Crysials, probably unique of a Bromo-iodide of Silver, from Copiapo. 



Keni'gottite, from Felsdbanya. 



Proustite, from Charnarcillo. 



Iodide of Lead, from Atac ama. 



Troosiiie, a large Crystal, from New Jersey. 



Ph'-nakite, from Siberia. 



Gadolinites, from Ytterby. 



Crystals of light brown Tourmaline, from Carinthia. 



Rul>ellite, from Mursinsk. 



Lapis Lazuli, crystallised, fiom Lake Baikal. 



Uwarovvite, from Bissersk, Perm. 



Alexandrite, from near Ekaterinburg. 



Brochantite, from Nijni-Tagilsk. 



Zircon, (Hyacinth). 



Yellow Tourmaline, from Amity, New York. 



Reddish lirown Tourmaline, from Rossie, New York. 



Ediugtonite, from Kilpatrick, and specimens of Lanarkite, Leadhillite, and Matlockite. 



Nevil Story- Mashelyne. 



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