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297. Bombay Salt, first quality, 
from the upper surface of the salt¬ 
pan. Accidentally coloured by 
being brought home in a tin-ca¬ 
nister, otherwise of snowy white¬ 
ness and great purity. 
298. Bombay Salt, second qua¬ 
lity, from the second coating of 
the salt-pan. Accidentally co¬ 
loured by the tin-canister in which 
it was brought home. 
299. Bombay Salt, third qua¬ 
lity, from the bottom of the salt¬ 
pan. Contains a small trace of 
mud. 
300. Kunkue, a fresh-water 
limestone, occurring in concretion¬ 
ary forms, and extensively used 
in India for making lime, cements, 
&c. 
Presented by the late Dr. Buist. 
301. Magnesite {^Carbonate of 
Magnesia). 
Salem, Madras. 
Presented by General Monteith. 
302. Graphite, Plumbago, or 
Black-lead. 
Ceylon. 
Presented by 11. F. Blanford. 
Shelf III. 
303. Coal. 
Bank of the Great Tenasserim 
River, Mergid Province. 
Presented by General Tremenlieere. 
304. Citro3ie Iron Ore, as im¬ 
ported from Madras. 
Presented by E. F. Teschemacher. 
305. Chrome Iron Ore. 
Salem, Madras. 
306. Brown Iron Ore. 
Doray Guda. 
307. Iron Sand, containing 
Gold. 
Southern Makratta Country, Bom¬ 
bay Presidency. 
308. Tin Ore. 
Kalian Hill. 
309. Stream Tin Ore. 
Yahmon, on the Southern side of 
the Tenasserim River. 
310. Stream Tin Ore. 
Taboxdeik Khyoung River, Little 
. Tenasserim. 
Nos. 308 to 310 presented by General 
Tremenlieere. 
311. Detritus of Stanniferous 
Granite. 
Tin Mines of Banca. 
312. Tin. 
Doonian Toongal, Malacca. 
Britisli iLmerica. 
Shelf IV. 
313. Purple and Grey Copper 
Ore, coated with Green Carbonate, 
From near the surface, Harvey 
Hill Copper Mines, Leeds Me- 
gantic, Canada East. 
Presented by Herbert Williams. 
314. Purple and Grey Copper 
Ore. 
From 25 fathoms below the surface, 
Harvey Hill Copper Mines. 
Presented by Herbert Williams. 
315. Galena (Sulphide of 
Lead). 
Poole’s Lead, Lansdowne, Canada 
West. 
316. Augite, with Wollastonite 
(Silicate of Lime). 
North Burgess, Lanark County, 
Canada West. 
317. Mica. 
North Burgess, Lanark Co. 
Nos. 315 to 317 presented by F. Poole. 
318 to 320. Graphite, or Plum¬ 
bago. 
Grenville, on the Ottawa, Canada. 
Shelf V. 
321 & 322. (Phosphate 
of Lime), large green crystals, with 
Mica, imbedded in pink Carbonate 
of Lime. 
Canada. 
323. Mica, bronze coloured 
crystal in very large six-sided 
plate. 
Grenville, Canada. 
324. Steatite, or Soapstone. 
Canada. 
