Geology of Castleinaine, &c., luith List of Minerals. 83 



List of some of the Minerals occubring in the Castlemaine 



District. 



Most of these have been recorded by Mr. G. H. F. Uh'ich 



in "Exhibition Essays," 1866, and in "Contributions to the 



Mineralogy of Victoria," 1870. A few new localities are 



recorded. 



U - G. H. F. Ulrich. 



H = T. S. Hall. 



All>in (var. of Apophyllite). In druse, Harcourt granite quarry 

 (H.) Identified by Mr. O. Rule. 



Albite. — Quartz reef, Blacksmith's Gully (U.) Quartz reef at 

 Francis Ormond, Garfield and reefs to north, Coomb's 

 Gully, Crown Nimrod and several other quartz reefs (H.) 



Aluno^en as thick efflorescence, Barker's Creek slate quarries 

 '(H.) 



Afuphihole (black variety). Large imperfect crystals in basaltic 

 dyke at Eureka Reef. Granite of Mount Alexander (U). 

 In basic dykes, Wattle Gully, Burns' Reef, &c. (H.) 

 (Green variety) : Eaglehawk Reef, Maldon ; found by 

 Mr. G. B. Pritchard, and identified by Mr. A. AV. Howitt. 



Amethyst. — Common in Bradford Lead: some approach rose quartz 

 in character (U.) 



Augite. — Cavities in Malmsbury dolerite (U.) 



Azurite. — -Nicholson's Reef, Castlemaine (U.) 



Barite. — Swiper's Reef, Maldon, in saddle-shaped crystals (U.) 

 Crystals described and figured Ex. Ess., 1866. Cymru 

 Mine, Maldon (J. Hornsby). Rare in platy crystals in 

 quartz, Devonshire Mine, Castlemaine (H.) 



Biotite. — Basaltic dyke, Eureka Reef, Castlemaine, also Campbell's 

 Creek (U.) Dyke, Harcourt; dyke. Burns' Reef. Mount 

 Alexander, granite (H.) 



Bismuth (native) in small grains in quartz reef. Sandy Creek (U.) 



Bisnmthite, drift of Sandy Creek (U). 



Calcite various recorded localities. Tarrengower (Maldon), New- 

 stead (XJ. ), Rhombohedra, quarter inch diam., Ajax Mine, 

 Wattle Gully Mines. Masses up to a cubic foot, Ajax. 

 Travertine. Limestone Creek. Crystals lining hollow 

 dolomitic masses, Guildford, &c. (H.) 



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