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BUILDING MATERIALS.

METALLIC ORES.

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MEMORANDUM CONCERNING COLONIAL MUSEUM.

So. M o o pq w % Pn IfATURE OP SiJtPLS. LocAiny. By whom Sent. o 3 5 19 19a 1 )» ;> 35 33 31 57 Bituminous Coal ... Bituminous Shale ... Ditto Semi-Bituminous Coal Ditto —sample of band Torbane Mineral ... Bituminous Coal ... Pakewau, Golden Bay, Nelson New South Wales, Heartly Mongonui, Auckland Walton's Seam, Wangarei, Auckland Ditto ditto Torbane Kawa Kami, Hoodie's outcrop, Auckland Ditto ditto Ditto ditto, main beam Lower Waikato Middle Waikato Kaiou Eiver, Whangaroa Harbour Moknu River, Tarunaki Wangarei, Auckland... Ditto Aorcre River, Nelson Ditto West Wanganui, Nelson Takctemo Mountains, Southland Dr. Irvine. Superintendent of Auckland. Ber. K. Taj lor. Geological Survey. Ditto. Dr. Hector. Geological Survey. » 32 1 45 2 45a 40 47 47a 4-8 49 50 51 62 63 70 71 )' )* 3> 4 1 3' 5 2 3 Second sample of ditto Bituminous Coal ... Brown Hydrous Coal Ditto Ditto Ditto Bituminous Coal (pyritous) Ditto (jet) ... Bituminous Coal ... Ditto Ditto Hydrous Brown Coal Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Rev. R. Taylor. Geological Survey. Ditto. Mr. Wells. Ditto. Ditto. Mr. Eccles. J) 49 J) J? )» )) ?) n ,»

No. M M p3 Nautee ok SPBCnoof. Locality. Br whom Ss>t. <; is 90 28 M as 26 29 1 :S7 68 38 60 62 68 Calcareous Grit Freestone ... Trachyte Limestone ... Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Siliceous Freestone Limestone Karon Island Onemama Port, AVangarci, Aucklaml \V;ui^arei, Auckland... Limestone Island, Wangarei, Auckland Neai the Springs, ditto Abbey, ditto Otaika, ditto Coal Mine Creek, ditto Auckland Oruru, Mongonui II. K. Sir George Grey. Geological Surrey. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Superintendent of Auckland. Geological Survey. J» fa 85 Soi qc of the Northern building stones are very promising, especial! jarei Harbour. ) limestones from that district are available either for the p iture of quick lime of excellent quality. y those occurring in the vieinit; TIk Lufa( mrpose of building or for tin

No. Book. Page. JTature ok Specimen'. Locality. Bx whom Sent. 1 4 8 10 13 14 15 17 22 28 ! ft )J It )» 85 3(5 48 Plumbago Sulphide of Copper ... Second specimen ditto Vivianite—Phosphate of Iron Iron Pyrites ... Diopteae —Silicate of Copper Iron Pyritei ... Silicate oOin^nesia. with oxide Sulphide of Antimony Bog Iron Ore ... Auriferous l'\ rites—estimation of Gold Ditto ditto Meteorite Quartz —for Gold 1'utaiwau, Jselson ... W'aipori, Otago Ditto Canterbury Nelson Wakamariua, Marlborough Ditto ditto Kawarau, Otago ... Barrier Island, Auckland ... Spring Swamps, Auckland Kapanga Mine, Auckland Mr, Bodes. Mr. Vogel. Ditto. Mr, Acland. Mr. Travers. Mr. Crawford. Ditto. Superintendent of Otago. Geological Survey. Ditto. Ditto. f) j» >» j) 70 )> fj 28a 30 31 ■AC-) 37 £ 38) 52 53 5-1 55 56 II 7! 4 Ditto ditto ... Wairarapa, Wellington ... Wellington... Ditto. Mr. Collins. Mr. Crawford. )» )) 1) Iron Platinum Southland Captain Inverarity. 86 Tron Pyrites ... Chrome Ore ... Gypsum Cln'ome Ore ... Mack Iron Sand Sulphide of Antimony Sulphide of Iron and Copper, with traces of Iviekel and Cobalt Otago Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Moke Creek, Otago Mr. MoQ-laehan. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Mr. Bradehaw. I) U jj ;j » 72 5) 2 3 18 ia 3outh; 'he mo land, v )f iron ist im platii cresting feature in the abcr it is found along with the ; urn, containing 12 to 14 pe ve list is the occurrence of platinum in the Province of gold in considerable quantities. It iw principally in the t cent, of iron, which is sufficient to render it magnetic. form c