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Case 10. — Sections of a boulder of jade from the western 
coast of Australia; jadeite from Burma. 
Fluorite from Derbyshire and Cumberland, England, one 
group being encrusted with calcite crystals. Antique carvings 
of lion’s feet in marble, from Rome, Italy. 
Porphyry from Finland and Egypt. 
Thulite from Norway. Landscape marble from England. 
Brilliant slab of labradorite. 
Case 11.— Fine collection of crystallized Amazon stone from 
Pike’s Peak, containing several unique specimens of twin crys- 
tals; moonstones from Ceylon; sunstones from Norway. 
Interesting cut specimens of iolite, wollastonite, titanite, 
kyanite, prehnite, andalusite and chlorastrolite. 
Gems cut from the so-called ‘‘minerals of the rare earths,” 
samarskite, gadolinite, allanite and euxenite ; also fine groups 
of dioptase; a series of cut fluorites; moldavite, supposed by 
some to be of meteoric origin. 
Ancient Mexican mirror of iron pyrite. 
Antique Persian figures of lapis-lazuli; lapis-lazuli from 
Bolivia, South America. 
Case 12.— Obsidian fragments and obsidian arrow points 
and ornaments. Malachite and azurite. 
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. 
Collection of amber, precious coral, pink coral ornaments, 
mummy eye, etc. 
Amber with vegetable enclosures. A circular amber bead 
from Mexico, believed to be the first known appearance of am- 
ber as an ornament in ancient Mexico. It was used as an in- 
cense in the Aztec temples. 
Cases 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18. — These wall cases con- 
tain the Tiffany collection of Indian jewelry, and form the most 
complete series of the kind ever exhibited. Many of the pieces 
are very old, and of rare forms. They consist of rings, armlets, 
bosom ornaments, surah holders, ornaments for the forehead, 
hair, ear, waist, ankles, upper arm, etc., and altogether illus- 
trate the remarkable variety of the ornaments and objects of 
