AN INEXPENSIVE 



AND 



ACCEPTABLE CHRISTMAS GIFT 



1 



Is a small COLLECTION OF MINERALS, handsomely cased in a pol- 

 ished oak compartment cabinet, with descriptive list. 75c. to $12.40. 

 Price List of Collections free. 



AN OPAL, Topaz, Garnet, Olivene or other gem costing $1.00 and up- 

 wards, makes a desirable present. Send for list. 



POLISHED FLAT PAPER-WEIGHTS AND CUBES, beveled 

 edges and nicely polished on all sides, $2.00 to $3.00 each. Opalized Wood, 

 Banded Agate, Moss Agate, " Tiger Eye,'''' etc. 



CRYSTAL PAPER-WEIGHTS. 



The following are selected from over one thousand minerals as being inex T 

 pensive, natural crystallizations of unusual beauty, and making very hand- 

 some ornaments. They are mentioned in the order of their relative attract- 

 iveness. Specimens neatly shaped, about 2x3 inches, are worth from 25c. to 

 75c. each, according to crystallization. 



Tourmaline var. Rubellite. Slender pink crystals in a lavender Lepidolite 

 rock, frn-m San TV«~~ r\~ r* -■•<• a j a 



ip of bright, clear crystals. (See illustra- 



•kansas. 



oup of purple crystals, clear and of cubic 



d. 



... V r«J" Masses of brilliant coal-black crystals. 



.From the Island of Elba. 



"COMPLETE MINERAL CATALOGUE." 



Over 160 pages, with 40 splendid engravings. The largest and best ever 

 published ; more and better illustrations ; better paper and printing ; more 

 useful matter, conveniently arranged. 



~P 7? TOWS °f L New Minerals ; II, Collections, Scientific, Practical and Ele- 

 ^-^^ mentary ; III. Minerals Sold by Weight for Use in Chemical and 

 Technical Laboratories; IV. Meteorites: V. Gems and Polished Specimens ; VI. Books 

 on Mineralogy and Geology; VII. Mineralogical Supplies. 



I 1 A 7? T WS VHI- An Alphabetical Index and Price-List ; IX. Classified List giving 

 •^ "^-^ Name, Composition and Form of all known Mineral Species and 



Varieties, with Supplement ; X. A Complete Metallic Classification of Minerals, show- 

 ing the Natural Combinations of the Metals. 



Invaluable alike tp teachers, students, investigators, mining experts, 

 chemists, and all desiring a brief reference book containing useful informa- 

 tion in a condensed form. 

 Prices, postpaid, paper bound, 25c; handsome cloth binding, 50c. ; 



calf, interleaved, $1.00. (Cloth or paper copies half-price to schools 



ordering twelve or more.) 



r>r. J±. E. EOOTE, 



WARREN M. FOOTE, Manager. 



1317 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pa., U. S. A. 



Established 1876, 



