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immediately associated with spodumene and albite and a mineral 
resembling Shepard’s cymatolite. It has _ omnes a bright 
salmon color and a sub-resinous luster. Hardness =4. Specific 
gravity —3°424. B.B. fuses at 1 to 1°5 acpi the flame bright 
lithia red, with streaks of green, and reacts with the fluxes for iron 
and mangane se. Analysis by Horace L. Wells proves it to be a 
phosphate of manganese and lithia — about con per cent of 
iron, giving the formula LiMnPO, or at We 
propose to name this new mineral Lithidlite. A full description 
bok analyses will be given in an early number of this Journ 
4. Mineralogische Mittheilungen (Neue Folge); von G. ese 
Ratu. (From the Zeitschrift fir Rayetallogtaphic, i, 6, 1877.)— 
Prof. vom Rath describes :—a remarkable compou und crystal. of 
bournonite, consisting of four individuals, but not a true twin; 
also some new forms upon calcite erystals of Bergen Hill, New 
Jersey; and stals of a new mineral, Krennerite. This last 
mineral, a telluride of gold, was first described by Krenner under 
the name of “ Bunsenin;” as this name has already been used for 
another species, vom Rat th, who describes the pap Joram —— 
. s the name Krennerite after the discoverer. 
5. Das Rritebon von Herzogenrath am 24 Juni, 1877: > llins 
seismologische bare von “te A. vo aero 77 pp. 8vo. Bonn, 
of P 
in its s phenomena much similarity with the former one, and it has 
been investigated in the same careful and systematic manner. As 
the results of the investigation it is concluded that the point from 
which the shock went forth was at a depth of 16-85 English miles, 
and that the Meta of propagation was 17-7 miles per minute, 
the general direction being southwest and northeast. The occur 
rence of the eaethatinke is regarded as more or less intima ately 
connected with the great mountain-fissure—the “ Feldbiss,” vice 
nof 
crosses the coal formati the region of the Wurm in a bere 
nearly normal to its strike. 
6. Die Mineralogie von Franz von Kovett. sai edition, 
252 pp. veer pa ipzig, 1878. (Friedrich Brandstetter.)—The Min 
eral pore is neti too well known to need commenda- 
tion he present edition the article upon the chemical 
constitution is hd aby has been altered to some extent with refer- 
ence to the now accepted chemical principles. 
Ill. Botany AND Zoouoey. 
