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rence of this mineral I am aware of is in the Township of South 

 Crosby where it is found as yellowish grains dispersed through a crys- 

 taUine limestone, but not large enough for cutting. 



Fyrtte, which is occasionally cut abroad, and was formerly much 

 used in jewellery, is of very common occurrence in Canada. But 

 material suitable for cutting is much more limited although sufficient 

 quantity is available to supply the demand for some time to come. The 

 Townships of Wakefield and Elizabethown probably afford the best 

 material for this. 



Hematite and certain varieties of Timonite will at times cut into 

 curious and pretty gems. At the Iron mining districts of Michigan 

 largt; quantities of these stones are sold to tourists and others as 

 souvenirs of the locality, but it is said that they are cut abroad from 

 foreign rnaterial. Some of the Limonite from Londonderry, NS.^ 

 will cut into cuixnis siones of brown colour with concentric mnikings 

 ot yc-II' w and a metallic lustre. They also take a high polish. 



Titanite, which is found in Tyiol and the United States, in tians- 

 parcnt yellowish and greenish crystals, will at times cut into fine gems, 

 and although C;inada h:is probably afforded the finest twin and single 

 cr)sta]s of this mineral found in any part of the world, the sales of 

 which in the United Spates have netted the various dealers diousands tf 

 dollars, even today good crystals of this mineral command a high pr ce 

 but small and inferior crystals are of little value. Their colour is usually 

 hair br'-wn to black, and from translucent to opaque, with, occasionally, 

 aventurine reflections on ttieir planes. The Townships of Sel);istt pol, 

 Gratran and Ross, have probably afforded the best specimens, although 

 it is also quite common in many of the Apati;e deposits, in smgle 

 crystals. No material fit for the Lapidary's use has yei been observed 

 from any of the above localities. 



Natroliie cccurs in the Amygdaloids of Nova Scotia and may be 

 met with, in some form or other, almost anywhere on the Bay of Fundy, 

 where this rock is found. At ( ne remarkable locality on Stronach 

 Mountain, near Margaretville, large masses of this mineral in radiating 

 acicular crystals, may often be found piled u]3 with the stones of the 

 field. The largest individual crystal that I have seen is about one- 

 fourth of an inch across, and translucent, but not fit for cutting, A 



