Show DESERET MUSEUM A Field for Students of Geology and Mineralogy On passing through the Museum yesterday it was noticed that the curator has arranged the various minerals of Utah in a manner which without detracting from the beauty of the various groups adds greatly to their scientific interest This has been done to facilitate investigation fcitate inestgation in mineralogy by the youthful visitors 10 the Museum The various forms of quartz are placed together where they can be compared with each other all the elementary bodies such aa gold silver copper sulphur graph itt etc are grouped similarly The lulites of this region which are certainly ainly magnificent such ai rock ealt in large cubes as transparent as glass are grouped with many ot the sulphates such as transparent gypsum selenite etc The carbonates of the metals are worthy ot any cabinet cabi-net Azuritea and malachites innumerous in-numerous varieties The velvet copper cop-per is as unique as beautiful So are many of the curious stalactical forms One advantage is that the name of I the mineral species is placed upon each specimen The iron ores of Utah cannot fail to give visitors an excellent idea of the vast resources of this region and to foreshadow the brilliant future of Utah Then the sulphides are grouped together so as to to give the student an intelligent idea of the class of ores of the precious metals that are bring ing wealth t this territory which are largely sulphurets or ulphides The exhibition of calcites will elm prove instructive as well as entertaining Iceland spur with its double refracting properties various forma of photographic rock dendrite in trees ferns and landscapes are shown together with a petified I bunch of grapes calc sinter and ibralter Rock banded aragonite This cabinet also contains rare forms of silicates mineral species of great interest and value As to the petri factions concretions and fossils which are very numerous they would require re-quire a much more extended notice than lhif while the remains of the elephant mastodon paleosyops the ancient tapir the bison ovis Montana Mon-tana etc with fossil fishes reptiles corals plants etc eta would require a volume to secure proper mention The other features of interest of our local Museum have been recently noticed but there are constantly additions ad-ditions being made to make the ic itution worthy of public support |