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Roebling collection.- 1,128 specimens in 61 accessions were added to the Roebling collection by purchase from the Roebling fund and by exchange. Among these the following are outstanding: A collection of 249 specimens of exceptional rarity and quality, all from classic central European localities; a fine, large crystal of phosphophyllite from Bolivia; a crystal of beryl, variety aquamarine, from Brazil; bikitaite from Southern Rhodesia; an unusually large mass of thorite from Colorado; danburite from Mexico; and 4 tourmaline crystals from Mozambique.

Canfield collection.- 84 specimens in 9 accessions were added to the Canfield collection by purchase from Canfield fund. Among these were several of outstanding exhibition quality, including proustite from Chile; spodumene from Brazil; pyrite from Colorado; euclase from Brazil, smoky quartz from Switzerland; and cyrtolite from Colorado. An important collection of 72 specimens of rare minerals from Franklin, N.J., was also added to the Canfield collection during the year.

Gems and jewels [[insertion]] acquired for the Isaac Lea collection by purchase from the Chamberlain fund include: A 10.8 carat kornerupine from Madagascar; an 18.5 carat golden sphalerite from Utah; a colorless zircon from Ceylon, weighing 48.2 carats; a star garnet sphere weighing 67.3 carats, from Idaho; and a 43.5 carat sinhalite from Ceylon.

Received as gifts were: A 19.7 carat scapolite cat's eye, Burma, from Martin L. Ehrmann; and a jet bracelet, England, from Mrs. George P. Merrill.

Several outstanding gems were acquired by exchange: A 73.3 carat sphalerite from Utah; a fine reddish-brown zircon from Thailand weighing 105.9 carats; an unusually large and fine precious topaz from Brazil weighing 129.1 carats; an exceptional golden sapphire from Burma weighing 92.5 carats; and a 19.8 carat yellow apatite from Mexico.