74 Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria. 



River ; nodules in the basalt of Kyneton, Malmsbury, 

 and Taradale, often with a thin glassy coating of hyalite 

 (M. 1866). Sunbury, in basalt ; Kilmore, in basalt ; 

 Richmond, in basalt ; Ballan ; Lisle's Reef, Maldon, on 

 metamorphic sandstone (N.M.). Collingwood, basalt 

 quarries (P. 1880). Flinders (T.M.). Riddell's Creek 

 (R 1883). Hustler's Reef, Bendigo (P. 1878). Phillip 

 Island, in older basalts (P. 1877-8). Ballarat, in basalt ; 

 Bendigo ; nearNewstead ; Smythesdale (T.M.). Ararat ; 

 Dunolly ; Guildford; Keilor ; Majorca (P.R. Vol. 3). 

 Maude, Moorabool Valley (Pr. R.S. Vic, 1895, p. 187. 

 See also 1-sheet 19 S.W.). 



Argentine (lamellar calcite). — German Reef, Maldon (T.M.). 



Argentite. — Ebenezer Reef, Morse's Creek, with galena, blende, 

 arsenical pyrites, and gold (M. 1866). St. Arnaud, with 

 galena, blende, native silver, copper, anglesite, mimetite, 

 sulphur, ores of iron and of manganese (B.S. 1866). 

 In P. 1870, Mr. Newbery reported, "No pure sulphide 

 of silver, as a distinct mineral, has yet been found in 

 Victoria.'' 



Arseniate of Iron. — See Pharmacosideritc. 



Arsenolite. — Bethanga (P. 1880). 



Asbolite (earthy cobalt). — Cape Patterson, in shrinkage cracks 

 of older volcanic rocks ; Thomson River Copper Mine ; 

 Yea (B.S. 1872). McKenzie's diggings ; Goulburn 

 River (T.M). Alexandra; GlenDhu; Merton ; Strath- 

 loddon ; Tarrengower ; Gippsland (P. 1868). Little 

 Dorrit Reef, Grant (P. 1871). Upper Yarra (P. 1876). 

 Boggy Creek ; Mount Taylor ; Dargo (CI.). Costertield ; 

 Crooked River ; Dunolly ; Griffith's Point ; Maldon ; 

 Snowy River (P.R. Vol. 3). A repot t on this mineral 

 by Mr. J. C. Newbery is in the Catalogue of the National 

 Museum, Melbourne, 1868. See also Wad. 



Asphalt. — See Bitumen. 



Asteria. — Beechworth, grey or bluish-grey, with six-rayed stars 

 well developed (M. 1866). Eldorado; Ovens (Trs. R.S. 

 Vic, 1865«-6, pp. 80 and 81). A green star sapphire 

 from Ovens (Trs. R.S. Vic, 1865-6, p. 79). 



