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Rhodochrosite. — Port Phillip Mine, Clones (T.M.). 



Riebeckits. — Near Heatheote, in diabase rooks (H. 1896). 



Ripidolite. — Near Heathcote. in diabase rocks (H. 1896). See 

 rite. 



Rock crystal. — -On all the gold fields (Sel. 1861). Druses of 

 crystals occur in nearly all the reefs (X.M.). For 

 figures of crystals see M. 1870. 



Rock-milk. — Collingwoodj in basalt (T.M.). See also ca 



Rose-quartz. — See note to amethyst. 



EtUBELLANE. — Footscray and Vaughan, in decomposed basalt, 

 small brownish-red tables (M. 1866). 



Rubellite.- — Bradford Lead, Tarrengower, in quartz crystals 

 (P. 1868 



RUBV (oriental). — .Mount Eliza, very rare (M. 1866). Pakenham 

 (M. 1870). Sebastopolj near Beech worth : Studley 

 Park. Melbourne : several localities where sapphire is 

 found (P. 1870). Stockyard Creek, Gippsland (P. 

 1878). Rubies are also recorded from Traralgon Creek 

 (P. 1877-8). Berwick: Daylesford; Mount Martha 

 (P.P. Vol. 3). 



RuTILE. — Blue Mountain and Upper Yarra. in the wash-dirt 

 (M. 1866). Bass River : Omeo : head of Mitta Mitta 

 River (T.M.). Gippsland; Epsom Flat: Bendigo, in 

 quartz crystal (P. 1874). Near Pakenham (P. 1878). 

 Benak (P. 1880 I). Broadford (Ml 1889). Maldon, 

 in granite (T.M. Catalogue 1894). Beechworth ; Dayles- 

 ford : Stockyard Creek (P.R. Vol. 3). Kingower (P.R. 

 Vol. 5). Dry Gully, near Livingstone (Stirling in Trs. 

 RS.S.A., >^3-4). 



Salt (common). Saline lakes in the Western district, crusts up 

 to two inches thick (M. 1866). Lake Cundare (M.R. 

 1890). Stawell : Lakes St. Mary : Parupa : Williams- 

 chase : lakes in the Avoca district (P.R. Vol. 3). 



Sanidixe. — Coleraine, in volcanic rock (J. Dennant in Report 

 of Australasian Association for the Advancement of 

 Science, 1893). 



Sapphire. — Castlemakie. etc. (B.S. 1861). In the gold-drifts of 

 Beechworth : Daylesford : Vaughan : Blue Mountain : 

 Upper Yarra : Mount Eliza : Inglewood, etc. (M. 

 1866). Tubba-Rubba Creek, Morningtou ; Trentham : 



