REPORT ON THE DEPARTMENT OF MINERALS IN THE U. S. NATIONAL 

 MUSEUM FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1886. 



By F. W. Clarke, Honorary Curator. 



The accessions have been numerous, both by gift and exchange, and 

 have covered a wide range of species. Of the gifts the following have 

 been among the mure important: 



From Charles F.Brown, 35 specimens of quartz, wavellito, rutile, etc., from Arkan- 

 sas. 

 From F. W. Taylor, a series of the vanadates from Lake Valley, New Mexico. 

 From Prof. N. II. Winchell, thomsonites, etc., from Minnesota. 

 From Prof. R. Ellsworth Call, large caleites, from Moline, 111. 

 From Maj. J. W. Powell, a full series of the turquoises of New Mexico. 

 From the West Prussian Provincial Muneuni at Danzig, 15 inclusions in amher. 



Of our exchanges the more noteworthy accessions have been as fol- 

 lows : 



From \V. J. Knowlton, 138 specimens of anuite, cryophyllite, danalite, etc., from 

 Rockport, Mass. 



From N. P. Pratt, a collection of corumlums from Georgia. 



From Prof. Archibald Liversidge, 64 specimens of Australian minerals. 



From the Mus6e d'Annccy, 70 specimens of minerals', mostly French. 



From the Ecole des Mines at Paris, 44 specimens. 



From James Matters, a series of minerals from the French Creek Mine in Pennsyl- 

 vania. 



From Prof. B. K. Emersou, of Amherst College, 5C specimens, miscellaneous. 



The foregoing entries are but a few out of many, and refer to the 

 mineral collection proper. The subcollcctions of gems and of meteor- 

 ites, however, have been proportionally enriched, as the subjoined ex- 

 amples show. 



METEORITES. 



From Dr. J. Berrien Lindsley, 10 specimens of meteorites by gift. 



From G. F. Kunz, a fine slice of the Glorieta meteorite in exchange. 



From Prof. C. U. Shepard, 17 specimens of meteorites in exchange. 



From S. C. H. Bailey, 3 specimens of meteorites in exchange. 



From the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, a slice of a Tennessee meteorite. 



GEMS AND ORNAMENTAL STONES. 



From G. F. Kunz, by gift, 3 Brazilian tourmalines 



From Dr. D. B. McCartee, by gift, an "inkstouo holder" of Chinese jade, mounted on 

 a carved teakwood base. 



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