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Geological Conference. Papers: Review of the Excursion to Nahant. Prof. Shaler.- The Tourmalines of Mt. Mica, Maine (illustrated with specimens). Dr. C. Palache.- A remarkable Joint Specimen from Somerville, Mass. Mr. J. B. Woodworth. Mineralogical Laboratory, University Museum, ground floor...
Geological Conference. Papers: Review of the Excursion to Nahant. Prof. Shaler.- The Tourmalines of Mt. Mica, Maine (illustrated with specimens). Dr. C. Palache.- A remarkable Joint Specimen from Somerville, Mass. Mr. J. B. Woodworth. Mineralogical Laboratory, University Museum, ground floor...
...through which the sun refracts its rays, and Professor Proctor states that we may possibly be passing through a stratum of meteoric dust, or in other words pulverized meteors. The theory which has attracted most attention is that the Java earthquakes of last autumn raised such a cloud of mica dust that it ascended to a great height in the air and has been suspended there ever since. This theory is supported by Prof. Shaler. These and many other explanations have been advanced, but whatever the cause of this phenomenon, we all can admire its beauty and not trouble ourselves...
...ashes of the remains prove conclusively that these people were not cannibals but cremationists. Among the many interesting relics found by Dr. Putnam were a number of copper ornaments, arrowheads composed of different substances, terra cotta images illustrative of the dress and appearance of the people, plates of mica, specimens of native gold and silver, sea shells, hatchets, together with the bones of various animals, and, above all, several specimens of meteorie iron, which are the first ever discovered in these mounds. By the aid of the stereopticon Dr. Putnam was enabled to represent a number of these curious relics...
Lithology. Special subject: The General and Microscopic Characters of the Mica Groups. Dr. Wadsworth. Museum of Comparative Zooology...