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of the elephants, the fishes of the Connecticut Valley Triassic forma- 

 tion, the Permain reptiles, the Patagonian invertebrates, and the 

 jaws of the giant Miocene shark. At the west end of the Geology- 

 Biology building is the Shepard Collection of minerals. This was 

 gathered and brought to a high degree of perfection by Prof. C. U. 

 Shepard many years ago. Then it went through a fire, the choicest 

 specimens escaping as they had been removed from the room prepar- 

 atory to rearrangement. Prof. Emerson then rebuilt the collection 

 to its present still better development. It is rich in choice crystals, 

 and rare gems. The tourmalines and rutiles are especially note- 

 worthy. 



On the east side of the same room is one of the world's large 

 collections of meteorites, gathered by Prof. Shepard and Prof. 

 Emerson. It is notable for a considerable number of complete 

 meteorites and for the large number of falls represented. 



On the first floor of this same building there is a biological collection, 

 in which the Audubon birds and books, and the Birds of Amherst are 

 of especial interest. 



Those interested in Indian relics will find a large collection on 

 the second floor of Appleton Cabinet, some 30,000 pieces, rep- 

 resenting the work of Indians from all parts of America. But it is 

 especially rich in mateiial representing the local Algonquins, and 

 the Iroquois of the Lake Champlain and Lake George regions. 



SKETCH MAP OF THE CONNECTICUT VALLEY. 



Fig. 2. Sketch map of the northern half of the Connecticut Valley, 

 A, western highland; B, eastern highlands; A.s., Amherst schist ; G, Granby 

 tuff; Hm, Hampden trap; H.t., Holy oke trap ; L.B., lake bottom deposits; 

 P.g., Pelham gneiss ; T.I., lowest Triassic sandstone ; T.2, Triassic sandstone 

 between the Holyoke and Hampden traps; T.3., Upper Triassic sandstones ; 

 Wg., Williamsburg granodiorite. 



