Contributions to the natural history of Arctic America, made in connection with the Howgate Polar Expedition, 1877-78 Minerals

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isthe fifteeenthof

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to illustrate tlie collections of

Natural History and Ethnology belonging

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and

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CONTRIBUTIONS

TO THK

JNTATUEAL HISTOET

OF

ARCTIC AMERICA,

MADE

IN CONNECTION

WITH

THE HOWGATE POLAR EXPEDITION, 1877-78,

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MINERALS.

By

F. M. ExDLiCH.

The

follovviiigis thecatalogue of the minerals collected

by

Dr.

Kiim-

lien.

Each one

ofthespecies isrepresented

by

a

number

of

specimens

Interesting",

among

them,isacollection ofthe

supposed

meteoric stones

from

Ovifak.

Smithsonian number.

9580.

Supposed meteoeic

sto^v^vS

from

Ovifak,

Disko

Island, Green- land.

1)581.

Granite, probably from

a drift-bov>lder, Greeidand.

9582. liosE

QUARTZ. A

large

number

of

specimens from

Greenland.

9583.

Orthoclase, Irom

Niantilic Gulf, Cnmberland..

9584.

TouRHiALiNE,

crystals

with one end

termination.

Some

of

them

are of considerable size. Colorblack. NiantilicGulf.

9585.

Muscovite,

crystals

and

largeplates.

The

latter contains

some

hematitic inclusions, i^iantilicGulf.

958G.

Muscovite,

crystals. jSTiantilicGulf.

9587.

Orthoclase,

massive,yellow. NiantilicGulf.

9588.

Biotite,

insmall crystals. MantilicGnlf.

9589.

Quartz,

colorless, j^iantilic Gulf.

9599.

Chalcedony, gray and

blue.

Disko

Fjord.

9591.

Argyllite,

red, compact. Ovifak.

9592.

Chalcopyrite,

massive, inquartz.

Cumberland

Gulf.

9593.

Pyrrhotite,

associated

with some

pyrite.

Cumberland

Gulf.

9591.

Smoky quartz,

massive.

Cumberland

Gulf.

9595.

Chlorite,

crystallized.

Cumberland

Gulf.

9596.

Apatite,

crystalline.

Cumberland

Gulf.

9597.

Garnet,

variety,

probably

Spessartite,crystallized in clusters

and

singlelarge crystals.

Cumberland

Gulf.

9598.

Apopiiyllite. Small

quantities associated with Chalcopyrite.

Cumberland

Gulf.

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