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mineral subsequently discovered at Bamle, in Norway, and pro- 
visionally named Kjerulfine. The latter, however, contains a 
percentage of lime. M. F. Pisani also finds that the Russian 
retinite was formerly mistaken for a manganiferous garnet. 
A new meteoric mineral, named Daubreelite, has been recently 
described by Prof. J. Lawrence Smith. In a state of purity it 
consists of shining black fragments of more or less foliaceous 
structure, somewhat resembling molybdenite. It is not in the 
slightest degree attacked by hydrochloric acid, cold or hot, but 
dissolves slowly in warm nitric acid, without depositing sulphur. 
Its specific gravity = 5*01 ; its composition being — sulphur, 
42*69 ; chromium, 35*91; iron, 20*10. 
The fifth Report of Progress by the Secretary for Mines of the 
Geological Survey of Victoria discloses no very salient fadts, 
either in the department of economic geology or of palaeontology. 
An examination has been made of certain elevated basaltic 
plateaux known as the Bogong and Dargo High Plains, situate 
on the eastern boundary of the colony — a well-watered district, 
but from its great elevation subject to frosts even in summer. 
The region is auriferous, but the distribution of the precious 
metal is very unequal. Mr. Krause’s Report of the Wombat 
Hill District shows that the auriferous leads are very rich. 
From 1 mile of this lead 170,000 ozs. of gold have been obtained, 
equal to a yield of 32 ozs. of gold per lineal foot. In the deep 
quartz mines of Stawell there is no falling off in gold on 
descending lower — a fadt of considerable scientific interest. The 
chemist to the Survey, Mr. J. C. Newberry, B.Sc., has discovered 
phosphates widely distributed in Gippsland, not apparently so 
concentrated as to furnish an article of commerce, but sufficiently 
plentiful to impart great fertility to the soil. Some yellowish 
grey phosphatic soils, hitherto negledted, have been cultivated on 
Mr. Newberry’s recommendation, and have given excellent 
results. 
