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THIS Catalogue has been carefully compiled, and no doubt it has already been of considerable service to persons making use of the Australian Museum. For the classification of silicates the compiler has taken as a guide Dana's “System of Mineralogy”; for the classification of metallic minerals, Roscoe's “Chemistry.” But these authors' systems have not been entirely followed, especially where rare mineral products are concerned. The notes, although generally brief, are adequate, and there is a valuable appendix on gems and ornamental specimens.
Descriptive Catalogue of the General Collection of Minerals in the Australian Museum.
By A. Felix Ratte. Printed by order of the Trustees. (Sydney: Thomas Richards.)
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Descriptive Catalogue of the General Collection of Minerals in the Australian Museum . Nature 35, 485 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/035485b0
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