MINERALS AND METEORITES 



As part of the Bement collection the Museum received a series of 

 meteorites, containing representatives of nearly 500 falls and finds. 



Another important collection in the Department of Mineralogy Copper 

 is the series of specimens of malachite and azurite, which was pre- soiidated° n " 

 sented by the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company and added Mining Com- 



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to by Messrs. William E. Dodge and D. Willis James and Professor collect 



ions. 



James Douglas. 



The acquisition of the Spang collection of minerals added a large Spang 

 number of new species, and also made a general improvement in many ^ooo"" 

 groups. It was purchased in 1891 for about $9,000. 



In 1904 an endowment of $10,000 for the Department of Mineralogy 

 was received from Mrs. Matilda W. Bruce. The income from this fund 

 has made possible the purchase of many desirable minerals. 



The Museum's collection of meteorites in 1896 represented twenty- Meteorites, 

 six falls and finds, thirteen of which were aerosiderites (iron meteorites), 

 seven aerosiderolites (iron-stone meteorites), and six aerolites (stone 

 meteorites), discovered in various parts of the world, and received 

 with the Bailey collection of minerals, and through individual purchases 

 and gifts. 



The W^ard-Coonley collection of meteorites was deposited with 

 the Museum in 1901. This collection is said to be the largest in the 

 world and to be exceeded in value only by that of Vienna. It con- 

 tains 1,600 specimens, representing 603 falls and finds. 



The meteorites now in the Foyer belonging to the Museum collec- 

 tion are: Canon Diablo, from Arizona, weight 1,087 lbs.; Brenham 

 (two masses, 75 and 52.5 lbs.), from Kansas; Forest Fity (75 lbs.), 

 from Iowa; and Long Island (86 lbs.), from Kansas. 



The Tucson meteorite is a reproduction in cast iron, the original 

 of which was found in Arizona and is now in the National Museum of 

 Washington. The model was presented by the Smithsonian Institu- 

 tion. The weight of this cast is the same as that of the original, 1,400 

 lbs. 



The three meteorites from Cape York, Greenland, known as "Ahni- 

 ghito," or the "Tent," "The Woman" and "The Dog," were visited 



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