TWENTY-^^FOURTH Day's SaLE. 



SATURDAY the 20th of MAY, 1786. 



SHE L L S, P.E TR I FJCriONS, CO RALS, ^c. 



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2.449 ' j ^ W O large cards of fliells of various genera, from Chma and the Coaft of 



Guinea 



2450 Various fpeciesof Afterias, and Pennatula, an Alcyonium, Doris Argo, and 



an Afcidia ruftica, of P<'«/2«';/, talt. z-,.fg. 35. 



2451 A fine pair of the Cheveaux-de frize purpuric, from Guinea, two Voluta Vefpef- 



tilio, and two Voluta Porphyria. L. 



2452 Thirty-one cards of Imall Univalves of various genera, among which are Vo- 



luta echinata, aperra, S. Reticulata, pyrum, L. Buccinum bombycinum, Ar- 



gonauta caicarata, & hians, 5. Murex colus, L. &c. 

 ^4:5 3 Fourteen large and line fpecimens of Patella, among which are Granulafis, 



teftudinaria, nimbofa, L. the Mufhroom, the Medufa, the Bronze, &c. 

 24J4 Ten cards of Bivalves of different genera, including Cardium iaevigatuni & 



ferratum, Venus maculata, &Tigrina,.L. Tellina intcrrupta, S. tec, 

 24^5 Thirty-one cards of Univalves of various genera, chiefly Buccina and Murlces, 



labelled 



2456 A large and fine fpecimen of Madrepora criftata, Ellis Zooph. tal. 3 1.,3. very rare 



SI'JRS, CRrSTJLS, ORES, 



2457 large and fine fpecimen of Pifolithus, or Peafe-ftone, from Carl/had, in Bo- 

 h(7nia\ Tophus Oolith us,. Z.. 



2458 A fine fpecimen of rock Cry Hal, with beautiful ;Prifmatic.colours, and finehai^r 



and needle-like Shirl within it, poliJJjed 

 24^9 A large and fine fpecimen of Zinopel, containing Gold, from 'Hungary— rare 



2460 A cut Cryfta!, rtflefting prifmatic colouis, very beautiful 



2461 Avery fine fpecimen of grey needle Antimony, from Hungary 



2462 Eleven fpecimens of veined Malachites Copper Ore, irom Silerla—fotne of them 



poliJ]:ed 



2463 A large and fine fpecimen of. green velvety Copper Ore, with Spiculae or White 



Lead Ore, from Saxony 



2464 A fine fpecimen of native Gold in Quartz, from Hungary 

 246^ Laminated native Silver in Spar, very fine 



2466 A moft curious fialatlltical white Chalcedony, in a ramified (hape, and a fine 

 Specimen of fapharine Rock Salt 

 A capital fpecimen. ot topazine Cubic Fluors, frofled with Cryftals, from Saxony 



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