542 SCIENTIFIC RECOED FOR 1882. 



garnierite have been discovered in Douglas County. The rare min- 

 eral wurtzite has been identified at the original Butte mine, Montana. 



Onofrite has been discovered at Marysvale, Southern Utah, by New- 

 berry, and described by Brush. Native lead with minium has been 

 described by W. P. Blake as occurring in the midst of masses of galena, 

 at the Jay Gould mine, Alturas County, Idaho; the metallic tead is in 

 small rounded masses or grains from one-eighth to one-quarter of an 

 inch in diameter, also in irregular reniform buncbes weighing an ounce 

 or more; the red oxide forms a coating in the native metal. The same 

 author mentions the occurrence of orpiment and realgar in a thin bed 

 in the horizontal sedimentary formations underlying lava in the Coyote 

 district, Iron County, Utah. 



The minerals of Colorado have been studied by Cross and Hillebrand, 

 by Konig, by M. W. lies, and others. The first-mentioned authors have 

 given a complete description with analyses of the zeolites of Table Moun- 

 tain, near Golden ; they have also described the occurrence of phenacite, 

 of topaz, of zircon, and of several minerals of the cryolite group in the 

 Pike's Peak region. Alaskaite, beegerite, ilesite, are new minerals 

 from Colorado, descriptions of which are given on a subsequent page. 

 Konig has described jarosite, from Chafiee County. 



In the Southern States W. E. Hidden has continued his investiga- 

 tions near Stony Point, Alexander County, ^^orth Carolina, and has 

 brought to light many most interesting and valuable minerals. The 

 beautiful emerald-green variety of spodumene, called hiddenite, has been 

 found in fine prismatic crystals, and of a size and clearness affording 

 gems which are highly valued. The same locality has afforded splendid 

 emeralds in crystals up to 10 inches in length ; they are not often clear 

 enough for use in jewelry, but in size and beauty of color they are unique 

 among mineralogical specimens. Splendent rutiles, highly modified and 

 brilliantly polished quartz crystals accompany the emeralds, also fine 

 monazite, allanite, and other species. Monazite has been obtained from 

 the gold washings at Brindletown and elsewhere, also in situ from several 

 localities in the same State. Another interesting locality is that near 

 Amelia Court-House, Amelia County, Virginia. This has afforded large 

 crystals of microlite, up to several pounds in weight. It will be remem- 

 bered that the original crystals of the mineral from Massachusetts were 

 extremely minute, and to them the name given was appropriate, as it is 

 not to those from Virginia. There also occur fine columbite, monazite 

 in large masses, orthite, the rare mineral helvite, and other more com- 

 mon species. 



In Maine topaz has been found in fine crystals, sometimes very large, 

 though sparingly, at Stoneham, as first pointed out by G. F. Kunz, with 

 triplite and columbite. Norway has yielded triphylite (lithiophilite) and 

 chrysoberyl. From Peru, triphylite, columbite, and spodumene have 

 been obtained. It is also worthy of mention that the famous tourmaline 



