18 REPORT ON THE STATE CABINET. 



From S. VISCHER TALCOTT, Albany. 

 A small specimen of Spathic Iron Ore, from near Poughkeepsie. 



From Hon. P. W. NICKERSON, Rockland County. 



Some specimens of Silico-magnesian Limestone for chemical examination. 

 Specimens of Concretionary Iron Ore — limonite — from Rockland connty. 



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



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

 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 Smoky 

 Quartz in Magnetic Iron Ore, from the new bed at Moriah, Essex 

 county. 



From ALMERON PHELPS, Moriah. 



Calcareous Spar in Lenticular Crystals; some faces covered with minute 

 crystals of Iron Pyrites, from the new bed at jNIoriah. 



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, tilled with S]}infera 

 mucronata, from loose masses of the rock six miles west of Catskill. 



From J. T. HOGAN, Albany. 



Speciuiens of Granite, Felspar, Mica, etc., from excavations made iu grading 

 Central Park, New York, above 53d street. \ 



From THOMAS WALTON, Port Henry. 



One block and one slal) of Serpentine or Verde antique Marble, from his 

 quariy, in Port Henry. 



From the CHEEVER ORE BED COMPANY, Port Henry (through Waltee Merrill;. 



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

 of Cry'Stalline 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 Cannel Coal 

 from Ulster county, W. Va. 



Prom Prof. ORTON . 



Ten specimens of EocK containing fish remains, from the Chemung group at 

 Franklin, Delaware county. 



