272 Scientific Intelligence. 
the Report on the Mineral Ressengen of Victoria for the year 1869, 
presented to Parliament.)—These “ contributions” contain detailed 
descriptions of many Socio with figures of crystals, and some 
analyses, the latter by Mr. C. New whery. The following are among 
the new or more interesting species — by Mr. Ulrich. 
Maldonite, or Bismuthie Gol old, from the Nuggety reef, of the 
Alliance Company, Maldon. It occurs in particles in the granite 
veins affording gold. It has a pinkish-white color, but tarnishes 
Cleavage apparently cubic. H.=15—2. Malleable and very 
ect 
quartz vein at reo a Ballarat district. 
Selwynite of Ulrich (Dana’s Min., p. 509*), a chrome-bearing 
mineral, has dees further examined. Mr. Newbery obtained in 
new an alyses 
Si 
ér Mg Na H 
47°25 35°28 7°32: 2°42 a 5°67 
48°42 34°72 6°94 2:11 ane’ 03 4°83 
48°23 38°16 6°14 1P2t 312 *: 2°90 
rig mean of which affords very nearly the oxygen ratio for R, &, 
i, H, 1:16: 22:3}. Mr. Ulrich observes that the mineral is probably 
ai altered feldspathic mineral, and related to the Pinite group, 0 
especially to gieseckite and lysyntribite When polished i it has 
some resemblance to wo 
Talcosite is a new m aie occurring in thin seams in the selwy- 
nite—the seams lente inssishetwebe Resembles tale in fee =1; 
but transverse to lamination 1°5-2°0. PAG —2°5. @élor silver-: 
Ki 45° 98. €r, Fe, “fie 3 Na, tr. Fi 4-30=99°32, 
giving the Ee ratio of #, Si, H=5:6 
Herschelite is found at a quarry of haaalt near the river Yarra 
at Richmond. Several interesting figures of its ¢ crystals are given. 
It occars with phillipsite, analeite and calcite. It is also found in 
basalt at the shaft of the Ballarat and Clunes Gold-Mining Co., 
es. 
Struvite in crystals occurs in guano, in the Skipton Caves near 
Ballarat. The — th aac wei guano is about 20 feet, and it has been 
derived from the ts of ba 
Tetrahedrite, Stibuite, “Molpoiane: Brookite, Cassiterite, Schee- 
= ‘oe Moet opaz are among the other minerals of which men- 
made in the memoir 
“1s. ie vroffite (Lawrowit), has been analyzed by Hermann (J. f 
pr. Ch., 1870, IT, i, 444) and shown to be a vanadiferous diopside. 
* In the analysis cited in the Mineralogy, Mg 4-36, should be Mg 4°56. 
