70 



The lustre appears sub-metallic, and the colour bronze, the 

 specific gravity over 4, and the hardness 3*5. 



As far as I can ascertain from the publications to hand, there 

 is no record of any unoxidized vanadium mineral. 



Mr. Meylan has promised to send me some further samples, 

 and should the mine be worked deep enough, some of the pure 

 unoxidised mineral may yet come to hand, in which case further 

 analyses will be made and the physical properties more accurately 

 ascertained. 



