268 DESCRIPTION OF THE MUSEUM. 



composition of the mountains of Nazam and Hy 

 derbad, in the Madras government, presented by 

 M. Milne Ricketts, member of the supreme coun- 

 cil of Bengal. 



nth. Some lavas from the Isle of Bourbon, 

 given by different travellers, but chiefly by 

 M. Des Etangs. 



1 2th. Specimens from Caffraria and the Cape 

 of Good Hope, brought by M. de Lalande, assis- 

 tant naturalist to the Museum. 



1 3th. Lavas from Teneriffe, given by different 

 collectors. 



1 4th. An interesting suite of rocks, from Scot- 

 land and the North of England, given by Dr. Boue. 



1 5th. Some others from the Shetland isles, col- 

 lected by M. Wilson, and presented by M. Lucas. 



1 6th. A remarkable series of ancient volcanic 

 productions from the Ferroe isles, and of the 

 substances which they contain ; it was given by 

 Prince Christian of Denmark, during his Royal 

 Highness' visit to Paris in 1822. 



1 7 th. Several specimens from the Netherlands, 

 collected by MM. de la Jonkaire and de Basterot. 



1 8th. A suite of ancient lavas from Kaiserstuhl, 

 in Brisgaw, collected by M. Eckel of Strasburgh. 



19th. An interesting series of calcareous for- 

 mations from Vienna, collected and presented by 

 M. Constant Prevost. 



