Catalogue of specimens collected by the US Exploring Expedition and received by the Philadelphia Museum, 1838 - 1842
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No. 79-82.- Trachyte - Coral 84-86.- Basalt, containing large crystals of Hornblende - Coral. 88.- Basalt, containing Olivine - Coral. 89.- Brownish red Scoria, encrusted with lime - Bayou Nead. 90-93.- Grayish Basalt. - Coral. 94-96.- Vesicular Trachyte, containing hornblende, felspar, and decomposing Olivine. 98-101.- In crustations of specular Iron, from Cape Girar 102-105.- Compact Basalt, containing Olivine 106-109.- Porphyritic Basalt, containing a few microscopic Circular Crystals. - Bayou Nead. 110-113.- Scoria, from the summit of Pico Anuco, the highest peak of eldeavera; 6240 feet above the sea. 114.- Pico Anuco - Madurini 115.- Vesicular Basalt - Coral 116.- Brick red Tufa, containing angular crystals of Augite, from Santiago (One of the Cape Toss plants) No. 108.- Basalt, from Porte Baya 109.- Imperfect Alkaline 110-111.- Gray Basalt, from the cliff fronting the harbor of Porte Baya. 112, 114, 115.- The Same, containing minute crystals of Natrofels. 113, 116, 117, 118.- Pitchy Scoria, with infiltrated bands of lime. 119-122.- Yellow Tufa, Containing Augite in Crystal - from the North side of Porte Baya. From Pico de Janerio No. 130-131.- Gneiss, from the Plena quarries near R. Janerio. 132-133.- Granite, from seams in the gneiss of the same quarries. 134-136.- Porphyritic granite, from the quarries just back of Pico towards Matapores. This is the prevailing stone of the group about R. Janerio. 137-138.- Granite, from seams in this quarry. 139.- Coarse Granite from the same quarries, containing Iron, Pyrite, Crystallized Mica, and felspar. 140.- Stalactite Crystal of Iron Pyrite, from the same quarry. 141-144.- The Same, with Mica and Crystals of felspar. The small tabs of the latter mineral are transparent. 145.- Crystals of Felspar - from same quarries.