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region in Sweden. It is characterized by containing 6*9 p. c. of 

 Mn 2 3 . In its pleochroism it differs from ordinary andalusite. 



Fuggerite. A mineral closely related to gehlenite, described 

 by E. Weinschenk. It occurs as a contact mineral in the Mon- 

 zoni region of the Fassathal. It crystallizes in tetragonal prisms 

 with perfect basal cleavage ; color white and greenish ; specific 

 gravity 3-18. An analysis by Mayr gave : 



Si0 2 A1 2 3 Fe 2 3 MgO CaO Ma 2 



3404 17-97 3-49 4 89 37*65 2'04 K 2 0,MnO fr\ = 100 20. 



Named after Prof. E. Fuggerof Salzburg. — Zeitschr. Kryst. xxvi, 

 57V, 1896. 



MiTNKFOKSSiTE. A mineral of uncertain character from the 

 Ransat parish, Wermland, Sweden, imperfectly described by 

 Igelstrom. It occurs with cyanite in white bladed forms ; hard- 

 nesses. Analysis shows the presence of S0 3 , P 2 5 , A1 2 3 , CaO, 

 but little confidence can be placed in the numbers given. A rela- 

 tion to svanbergite is suggested. — Zeitschr. Kryst., xxvi, 601, 

 1896. 



Bismtjtosmalttte. A variety of skutterudite from Zschorlau 

 near Schneeberg, peculiar in its large percentage of bismuth. 

 Described by Frenzel in Min. petr. Mitth., xvi, 525, 1896. 



6. The Bendego Meteorite. — Dr. O. A. Derby has recently 

 published (Archivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro, vol. 

 ix) the results of a highly interesting and exhaustive study of the 

 remarkable meteoric iron of Bendego, in the province of Bahia, 

 Brazil. The accounts of the early history of this wonderful mass 

 are most interesting. It was discovered in 1784 and a year later 

 a rude truck was built with the idea of removing it. This work 

 proved to be of great difficulty, and after the mass had been 

 dragged about 100 yards along the bed of the rivulet called the 

 Bendego, it was finally abandoned. It was visited again in 1811 

 by Mr. Mornay in company with Signor Botelho, the discoverer, 

 who made measurements of its size, from which its cubic contents 

 were estimated to be 28 cubic feet and its weight 14,000 pounds. 

 It was again visited by Spix and Marti us in March, 18 L8, who 

 estimated the volume at 31 to 32 cubic feet, and the weight 

 at 17,300 pounds. They removed some fragments, the largest 

 of which was deposited in the Munich museum. Many years 

 later, the extension of the railway brought up again the question 

 of its removal, and finally in 1888 it was deposited in Rio Janeiro. 

 The work of removal involved great care and called for much 

 engineering skill. 



Of the original fall of this great mass nothing is known, but the 

 author concludes that it certainly antedated by a long period the 

 time of its discovery. Some interesting local traditions in this 

 connection are recorded. The weight of the mass, after the 

 removal by cutting of a piece of 62 kilos, is stated to be 5,300 

 kilos (11,660 pounds) ; this is somewhat less than first estimated, 

 but still gives it the first place among the meteorites of the great 



