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NON-METALLIC MINERALS. 
1255. Steatite, or Soapstone, 
variety of Talc. 
Co. Donegal, Ireland. 
Presented by Alexander McNeale. 
(Placed in the case beneath.) 
1256. Steatite. 
Madras, East Indies. 
Presented by R. H. Hess. 
1257. Steatite. 
Chaucau, E. of Canton Province, 
China. 
1258. Steatite. 
Greece. 
1259. Steatite, occurring with 
the Serpentine, 
In the Lizard District, Cornwall. 
(Placed in the case beneath.) 
1260. Steatite, a vein in Ser¬ 
pentine. 
Near Black Head, St. Keverne, 
Cornwall. 
1261. Steatite, or ‘‘French 
Chalk,” used for i^moving grease, 
ho,. 
1262. Pencil of Steatite. 
Nos. 1261 and 1262 presented by 
Messrs. Brookman & Langdon. 
1263. Knife Handle of pre¬ 
pared Steatite, 
Presented by R. H. Hess. 
1264. Steatite Gas-burners, 
which do not corrode. 
Germany. 
J265. Argand Gas-burners 
of Steatite. 
Presented by R. H. Hess. 
1266. Chlorite, or “Peach” 
of the Cornish niiiiers (^Hydrous 
Silicate of Alumina and Mag¬ 
nesia'), with Copper Pyrites. 
Par Consols, St. Blazey, Cornwall. 
1267. Chlorite, coating crys¬ 
tals of Adularia. 
Swiss Alps. 
1268. Chlorite, variety called 
Pennine. 
Traversella, Piedmont, 
1269. Chlorite, pale green, 
with crystallized Dolomite and 
Quartz. 
Ala, Piedmont. 
1270. Chlorite, in hexagonal 
crystals, with Garnets and Diop- 
side-augite. 
Ala, Piedmont. 
1271 and 1272. Kammererite, 
a variety of Hipidolite {Hydrous 
Silicate of Alumina, Magnesia, 
^c.), on Chrome Iron Ore. 
Wood's Mine, Texas, Lancaster 
Co., Pennsylvania. 
1273 and 1274. Clinochlore 
{Hydrous Silieate of Alumina, 
Magnesia, ^c.) 
Westchester, Chester Co., Penn¬ 
sylvania. 
1275. Ottrelite {Hydrous Si¬ 
licate of Alumina, and Protoxides 
of Iron and Manganese), in No- 
vaculite. 
Ottrez, Belgium. 
1276. Pyrophyllite 
Silicate of Alumina). 
Titanium Mount, Lincoln Co., 
Georgia, U.S. 
1277. Pyrophyllite, green, in 
Quartz. 
Beresow, Siberia. 
1278 and 1279. Allophane 
{Hydrous Silicate of Alumina). 
From the Chalk Pits at Charlton, 
near Woolwich, Kent. 
1280. Allophane. 
Truro, Cornwall. 
Presented by R. Pearce. 
1281. CiMOLiTE {Hydrous Sili¬ 
cate of Alumina). 
Argentiera,formerly called Cimolos, 
Grecian Archipelago. 
1282. Fire Clay, from the 
Coal Measures. 
From the pits of Messrs. Gibbs 
Co., Tamwcrth, Staffordshire. 
1283. Fire Clay, siliceous. 
From the “ Terrain Jurassique,” m 
the province of Berry, France. 
1284. Bole {Hydrous Silicate 
of Alumina and Iroti). 
Armenia. 
1285. Lemnian Earth, for¬ 
merly held sacred, and used medi¬ 
cinally. 
Lemnos. 
Pi'esented by W. Chaffers. 
