Case 9, — Opals in the natural state, a^so engraved and polished, 
from Russia, Queensland, Mexico and state of Washington, includ- 
ing the famous Sun God opal from the Hope collection, which is 
said to have been known in a Persian temp'e for three centuries. 
Fine specimens of tiger-eye of rare Inster, jasper, mocha stones, 
moss agates, sardonyx, chrysoprase, agates, and chalcedony. • 
The finest specimen of hydrolite known (the bubble of sym- 
metrical shape being two and one-half inches in diameter) together 
with many beautiful and rare specimens of agate and chalcedony, 
cut and uncut, from many parts of the world. 
Case 10. — Specimen of crystalized apophyllite from Mexico, 
a magnificent piece of labradorite and a very beautiful specimen 
of iron pyrites. 
Two sections of a boulder of jade from the western coast of 
Australia; jadeite from Burmah, India. 
Fluorite from Derbyshire and Cumberland, England, one 
group being encrusted with calcite crystals. Two specimens of 
antique carving of lion’s feet in marble, from Rome, Italy. 
Porphyry from Finland and Egypt. 
Phulite from Norway. Landscape marble from England, 
Case 11. — Fine collection of crystalized Amazon stone from 
Pike’s peak, containing several unique specimens of twin crystals; 
superb moonstones from Ceylon ; sunstones from Norway. 
Interesting cut specimens of iolite, wollastonite, titanite, kya- 
nite and prehnite. 
Gems cut from the so-called “minerals of the rarer earths,” 
samarskite, gadolinite, allanite and euxenite, also magnificent 
groups of dioptase, the rarest ore of copper; an interesting series 
of malachite and azurite from Arizona ; a series of cut fluorites. 
Ancient Mexican mirror of iron pyrite. 
'Antique Persian figures of lapis-lazuli; lapis-lazuli from Bol- 
ivia, South America. 
Case 12. — Obsidian fragments and obsidian arrow points and 
ornaments. 
A collection of jade ornaments from China, Mexico and New 
Zealand. 
A collection of pearls from Japan, Australia, Algiers, Singa- 
pore and California; pearl oyster shells, fresh water mussels, etc. 
Collections of amber, precious coral, pink coral ornaments, 
mummy eye, etc. 
