610 REPORT ON NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1886. 



Sandstone. Lower Silurian ; fine ; reddish. 18-inch cube. North shore of Lake 

 Superior, Province of Ontario. Verte Island Quarry. John S. F. Batchen, 1883. 

 27526. 



Fine ; light colored. Georgetown, Province of Ontario. John S. F. Batchen, 



1883. 28646. 



Fine ; light brown. Near Brampton, Credit River Valley. Quarry of K. Chis- 



holm, M. P. John S. F. Batchen, 1884. 34993. 



Medium ; brown. Pyramidal block, about 9 inches high and 4 inches square at 



base. Harvey, Albert & Co., Province of New Brunswick. Mary's Point 

 Quarry. Tenth Census, 1880. 27006. 



Medium ; brown. Pyramidal block, about 8 inches high and 4 inches square at 



base. Sackville, Westmoreland County, Province of New Brunswick. Wood 

 Point Quarry. Tenth Census, 1880. 27007. 



Sub-Carboniferous ; fine ; gray. Dorchester, Province of New Brunswick. J. 



S. F. Batchen, 1883. 27524. 



Sub-Carboniferous; fine; gray. Dressed block, 30 inches high, cut in shape of 



Liberty Bell. Dorchester, Province of New Brunswick. Centennial, 1876. 

 25070. 



Sub-Carboniferous; fine; gray. Large block, 22 inches wide, 3 feet 9 inches 



high, surmounted by Liberty Bell. Dorchester, Province of New Brunswick. 

 Centennial, 1876. 25071. 



Sub-Carboniferous; fine; olive. Dorchester, Westmoreland County, Prov- 



ince of New Brunswick, Canada. Tenth Census, 1880. 26665. 



Sub-Carboniferous ; fine ; brown. Mary's Point, Province of New Brunswick. 



Tenth Census, 1880. 26669. 



Fine; light brown and gray. 6 by 4 by 1| inches. Two specimens. Clifton, 



Province of New Brunswick. New Orleans Exposition, 1885. 37669. 

 Biotite granite. Coarse gray. 13 by 12 by 10 inches. Purcell Cove quarries, north- 

 west arm of Halifax County, Province of Nova Scotia. American Society Mining 

 Engineers, 1886. 37852. 



Medium ; gray. 12-inch cu be. Shelburne, Province of Nova Scotia. Shel- 



burne Quarry Company. American Society Mining Engineers, 1886. 37851. 



Coarse ; pinkish gray. Broken column, 4£ by 4 inches and 4£ by 3 inches. Two 



specimens. St. George, Province of New Brunswick. 37666. 



Hornblende granite. Polished urn of dark red granite. St. George, Province of 

 New Brunswick. 35729. 



Coarse ; bright red. St. George, Province of New Brunswick. 37626. 



(2) BERMUDA. 



Coralline limestone. Nearly white; coarsely cellular. 10 by 4 by 3$ inches. Cen- 

 tennial, 1876. 26009. 



(3) MEXICO. 



Gypsum. White; dark veined. Slab, 6 inches square. Mexican Geographical 

 Exploring Commission, 1885. 37761. 



White ; fibrous. Slab, 6 inches square. State of Sonora. Mexican Geographi- 



cal Exploring Commission, 1885. 37763. t 



Marble. Compact ; yellowish. Vera Cruz. Mexican Geographical Exploring Com- 

 mission, 1885. 37762. 



Limestone [marble]. Fine; white; crystalline. Slab, 6 inches square. Vera 

 Cruz. Mexican Geographical Exploring Commission, 1885. 37759. 



■ White, with rust spots ; crystalline. Slab, 6 inches square. State of Sonora. 



Mexican Geographical Exploring Commission, 1885. 37760. 



