University of the State of New York 



New York State Museum 



Frederick J. H. Merrill Director 



Bulletin 58 

 MINERALOGY 2 



GUIDE TO THEC 



MINERALOGIC COLLECTIONS 



OF THE 



NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM 



PREFACE 



The kindly reception given to the Guide to the Study of the 

 Geological Collections of the New York State Museum, published 

 in 1898, and the evidences of its utility as a teachers' aid in 

 the schools of the state, have made it seem desirable to continue 

 this method of treatment in regard to the other branches illus- 

 trated in the New York State Museum. 



Mr Whitlock, assistant in mineralogy, has accordingly, pre- 

 pared for publication the following bulletin and it is offered 

 to the citizens of the State of New York in the hope that it 

 will meet a material want and aid many teachers in their in- 

 structional work in mineralogy by supplementing the textbooks 

 now available. 



Frederick J. H. Merrill 

 Albany X. Y. July V h 1902 Director 



