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Oct. 26: letter and list of his geological collection for sale



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Mineralogical Collection Continued

Supplimentary Collections 300 specimens.

Crystallographical Collection

Models of crystals

Crystallized minerals.

Collection for illustrating physical properties of minerals

Luster, Color, Diaphaneity, Refraction, Polarization, Phosphorescence, Electricity, Magnetism, specific gravity, hardness, state of aggregation, Fracture, Taste, Odor.

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Lithographical Collection

about 500 specimens in [mostly?] good shape, illustrating all classes and varieties of rocks necessary for studying.

Metamorphic and crystalline rocks.

Granite, Granitite, Granulyte, Pegmatyte, Protogyne, Syenite, [Myascite?], Gneiss, mica schists, talease schists, Hydromica shist, Argillite, Dioryte, Hypersthenyte, Horneblend schists, Pyroxenytic, [Actersolyte?], Felsytes, Porphyroid rocks, [Euph??id?], Chrysolite rocks, Hydrous magnesian rocks, Chloritic rocks, [Quar??] rocks, Iron rocks, Calcareous rocks, Gypsum rocks, Eruptive and volcanic rocks, Fragmental rocks.

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Geological & Palaeantological Collection according zoological order

... Genera Plants silurian (species and varieties

Butotrephis Hall 5

Tricophycus Miller & Dye 1

Rusophycus [illegible] 6

[Lockeya?] James 1

[Daesy cophycus?] Miller & Dye 2

Chloephycus [?] 1

Arthraria Billings 1

Licrophycus [?] 2

Dystactophycus M & D 1

Paleophycus Hall 3

Anthrophycus Hall 1

Fucoidea [nov? new?][spec.?] 9

... Devonian plants

Fucoidea n sp. 1

[insert: Lycopodites 1]

Zamites 1

... Carboniferous plants

Dyctyophyton Hall 6

Spirophyton 1

Chondrites Sternberg 2

Paleophycus Hall 1

Pinnularia Lindley & Sternberg 2

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Carboniferous Plants 47

Genera ........... species & var.

Sphenophyllum Brogniart 1

Asterophyllites ["?] 2

Annularia Sternberg 5

Calamites [Gutland?] 6

Sigillaria Brongniart 3

Stigmaria [do?] 3

[Stigmaroides?] [Lesquerella?Lesquereux?] 2

[Lepidonyton?] [do?] 1

Caulopteris [do?] 1

Halonia Brogn 1

Lepidostrobus [L&?] 1

Ulodendron Sternb. 2

Lepidophyllum Lesqu. 2

Lepidodendron Stern. 19

[Palaeonyris?] Brogn 2

Hymen ophyllites [Goepp??] 5

Cyclopteris Brogn 1

Odontopteris [do?] 2

Staphylopteris Sternb 1

Sphenopteris Brogn 1

Callipteus Brogn 1

Species 110

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Carboniferous Plants 110

Alethopteris [Sternb.?] [insert: 10] 10

Neuropteris 10

Pecopteris 20

Pseudopecopteris 1

[insert: Ullmannia]

Spiropteris 2

Carpolithes 2

[insert: Cardiocarpon]

Triganocarpus 1

... Mesozoic plants

Fucoides 3

Sphacrocoecites 1

Chondrites 1

Caulerpites 3

Codites 2

Cupressites 1

Pterophyllum 2

Pecopteris 2

Taeniopteris 1

Neuropteris 1

Widdringtonites 1

Calamites 1

Equisetum 3

[179? 177?] [end left column]

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... Animals

... Protista

... [--illegible--] Rizopoda Palaeozoic

Receptaculites 4

[insert: Textularia 1]

Pasceolus 1

[insert: Nodosaria 2]

Rotalia 1

Fusulina 3

Nebulipora 1

Ischadites 1

... Tertiary

Nummulites 6

Orbitulites 4

Alveolina 1

Triloculina 2

Valvulina 1

Ovulites 1

[Fabul??] 1

Operculina 1

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... Porifera [or?&?] Sponges Palaeozoic

Brachiospongia Silurian 1

Eospongia " 1

[Anatospongia?] " 1

Microspongia [,?"?] 1

Archaeoscyathus " 1

Stromatacerium 1

Astylospongia ["?] 6

Spongites

Eozoon [,?"?] 1

Astraeospongia " 1

[Beatri?ia?] " 2

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Palaeacis / [Spheno??terium?] 3

Palaeomanon 1

... Mesozoic sponges

Spongites 25

Seyphia 7

Tragos 2

Siphonia 1

[Manan?] 1

Achilleum 2

Cnemidium 4

Chenendro scyphia 2

[Lymnocotheles?] 1

[Eupedea?] 2

65 [total]

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Mineralogical Collection

Metals and Ores

Iron varieties about 215, Lead 67, Copper 126, Zinc 63, Manganese 76, Mercury 27, Chrome 15, Antimony 53, Nickel 23, Tin 7, Bismuth 3, Molybdenum 4, Arsenic 20, Tungsten 1, Vanadium 5, Tellurium 10, Uranium 20, Cobalt 5, Cadmium 2

Titanium, Columbium, Corium, Lanthanum, Yttrium, Tantalum } about 25

Gold 50, Silver 80, Platinum 1, Iridium 1

Quartz Family about 250

Feldspar " 150

Scapolite " 46

Zeolite " 216

Mica " 125

Talc " 30

Hornblende " 125

Garnet " 76

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