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Satin Spar. Clay-shale. 

 Argentine. Quartzite. 

 Calcareous tufa. Tyringham Gneiss. 



Stalactite. Pegmatite. 

 Stalagmite. Syenite. 

 Aragonite. Mica-slate. 

 Dog-tooth Spar. Fossiliferous Rock. 



Number of collections, . . . . . . 16 



Average number of specim.ens in each, ... 40 

 Total number of specimens, . . • . .657 

 Schools supplied : Tapley, Elm, Barrows, Central, Carew, Bucking- 

 ham, Worthington, Belmont, Brightwood, Strickland, School Street, 

 Hooker, South Main, Indian Orchard, Armory Street, and East Long- 

 meadow Hio'h. 



Gifts to the Museum of Natural History* 



May, 1897— May, 1898. 



Department of Geology. 



Prof. W. H. Hobbs. Geological photograph. 



High School. Geological map. 



Rev. F. B. Makepeace. Chazy limestone. 



John H. Chase. 10 specimens of tufa, sandstone, and trap. 



Gilbert H. Montague. 12 specimens of tufa, sandstone, and trap. 



B. G. Voight. Fossil fish. 



Department of Lithology. 



H. W. Butler. Series of 22 specimens from Lane's quarry. 

 William Orr, Jr. 6 specimens of local rocks. 

 George S. Lewis, Jr. 88 varieties of soil. 



Department of Minerals. 



H. W. Butler. Datolite. 



Henry Webb. Diaspore and tourmaline. 



J. I). Colton. 34 specimens of copper, iron, etc. 



Hervey C. Parke. 4 specimens of copper. 



H. S. Anderson. Carborundum. 



jNIrs. C. A. Raymond. Talc. 



