Mr. Teimant, 149 Strand, London, W.C., is commissioned to sell 

 A LARGE AND FINE COLLECTION OF MINERALS 



belouging to a private gentleman residing thirty miles from London. 

 The Collection contains 3800 specimens, and is carefully named and arranged like that 

 at the British Museum, after the system of Gustave Rose. It is admirably adapted for a 

 Museum, nearly all known and well-determined species being adequately represented in 

 it, besides being accompanied with a carefully compiled descriptive Catalogue of 175 

 pages, containing in nearly every instance the history and locality of each specimen. 

 Many years have been occupied in its formation, and it mcludes very many examples 

 almost unique either for size of crystals or perfection of form. Price 



THREE THOUSAND POUNDS. 



FIRST-CLASS GEOLOGICAL COLLECTION. 



FOR SALE.— TWO CABINETS, each measuring 9 feet 3 inches long, 2 feet 4 inches 

 wide, and 3 feet 10 inches high ; each containing 45 drawers, with a Glass Case on the 

 top of each Cabinet, 4 feet 11 inches high, and 15 inches from back to front. One Cabinet 

 is filled with 2600 Minerals and Rocks, the other with 3400 Fossils, British and Foreign, 

 stratigraphically arranged. 



The Collection is carefully named and consists of six thousand specimens, many very 

 choice, and selected principally from the Duke of Buckingham's (Stowe sale). Marchioness 

 of Hastings, Sir John St. Aubyn's, Drs. Buckland, Bowerbank, Mantell, and other cele- 

 brated collections. The first Gold Nugget received from Australia is in the Collection : 

 also a fine series of Diamonds, illustrating crystalline form and colour, from India, Brazil, 

 South Africa, and Australia. Price 



THREE THOUSAND GUINEAS. 



Any person wishing to become practically acquainted with the interesting and important 

 study"^ of MINERALOGY and GEOLOGY will find this a good opportunity to obtain an 

 instructive and valuable Geological Museum scientifically arranged, the specimens having 

 been collected with care and at great expense during the last thirty years. 



Practical Instruction in Mineralogy applied to Geology and the Arts 



is given by Professor Tennant, F.G.S., at his residence, 149 Strand, London, W.C. 



The Course commences with a description of the Physical and Chemical characters of 

 Minerals in general, and includes a minute description of all the substances entering into 

 the composition of Rocks, and of those Minerals which are also used in the Arts ; illus- 

 trated by an extensive collection of characteristic specimens, and diagrams of the principal 

 crystalline forms, &c. 



The Students are accompanied by the Professor to the Museum of Practical Geology, 

 the British Musetun, and other public instigations, and also on excursions into the country. 



Two Courses of Lectures on Mineralogy will be given at KING'S COLLEGE, 



LONDON, by PROFESSOR TENNANT, to which the Public are admitted on paying 

 the College jFees. One Course is given on Wednesday and Friday Mornings, from 9 to 

 10 o'clock, commencing Wednesday, October 9th, and terminating at Easter 1873. The 

 other Course is given on Thursday Evenings, from 8 to 9, commencing October 10th. 

 The Lectures are illustrated by a very extensive Collection of Specimens. 



A Catalogue of 2000 of the most common Fossils found in the British Isles, being a list 

 of those in the private collection of J. Tennant, F.G.S. Price 2s. 



All the recent Works relating to Mineralogy, Geology, Concliology, and Chemistry; also 

 Geological Maps, Models, Diagrams, Hammers, Blowpipes, Magnifying- Glasses, Platinum 

 Spoons, Electrometer and Magnetic Needle, Glass-top Boxes, Microscopic Objects, Forceps, 

 Acid Bottles, &c., can be supplied to the Student in these branches of Science. 



Elementary Geological Collections at 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each, and 



every requisite to assist those commencing the study of this interesting branch of Science, 

 a knowledge of which alfords so much pleasure to the traveller in all parts of the world. 



JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist (by appointment) to Her Majesty, 

 149 Strand, London, "W.C. September 1872. 



