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Co.) ; around Mount Albert in the Sliickshoek Mountains, and at Mount Serpentine 

 near Gaspé Bay, in Graspé county. Among- the massive and nearly pure Laurentian 

 serpentines may be mentioned those of the townships of G-renville (Argenteuil Co.), 

 in above named province — and North Burgess (Lanark Co.), in the iirovince of 

 Ontario. See also notes to " Chrysotile," " Picrolite " and "lletinalite." Analyses, 

 T. S. Hunt, &eol. Can., 1863, p. 472. 



225. Seybertite — Is mentioned by Dr. Hunt, as occurring, with small crystals of blue 

 spinel, in a crystalline limestone in the seigniory of Daillcbout, .Toilette county, 

 province of Quebec. 



226, SiDERlTE — A bed of spathic iron, varying in thickness from six to ten feet, occurs 

 in sandstones of the Millstone-grit formation, near Sutherland's Eiver, Pictou county, 

 province of Nova Scotia. Occurs in thin veins in Huronian rocks in the Nerepis 

 valley, and is also diffused to a considerable extent through rocks of Devonian age 

 in the northern part of Charlotte county, in the province of New Brunswick. Is 

 found in quantity, in beds, on Flint, Davieu's, and other islands of the Nastapoka 

 group, eastern coast of Hud.'^on Bay— and is also met with in quantity in the town- 

 ship of Mclntyre, Thunder Bay, Lake Superior, province of Ontario. See also notes 

 to " Clay iron-stone," " Sideroplesite." Analyses, Grordon Broome, Rep. Greol. Can., 

 1866-69, p. 442 : B. J. Harrington, ib., \S11-18, p. 47 G. 



22Y. Sideroplesite — Occurs in the ankerite deposits of Londonderry, Colchester county, 

 province of Nova Scotia. Anal., H. Louis, Trans. N. S. Inst., vol. v, p. 50, 18Y9-82. 



228. SILICIFIED WOOD — See note to " Pseudomorphoixs quartz." 



229. Silver. Native, — Nuggets and grains of native silver have been found in washing 

 for gold in a great many parts of British Columbia, the largest being obtained in 

 the Omenica district. It also occurs, in association with argentite, at the various 

 mines enumerated in the note to "Argentite." 



230. Smaltite — Has been met with in the form of minute crystals, in association with 

 chalcopyrite, in the township of McKim, District of Nipissing, province of Ontario. 

 Ann. Eep. Geol. Can., vol. ii, p. 11 T., 1886. 



231. Smoky quartz. Cairngorm stone — Is met with in several localities in the province 

 of Nova Scotia, amongst the most noted being Paradise River and the neighborhood 

 of Bridgetown and Laurencetown in Annapolis county ; is also found at Mud Village 

 (Lunen])urg Co.), at Margaret's Bay (Halifax Co.), and of very dark color at Little 

 River, about live miles from Halifax. 



232. Soapstone— See note to "Talc." 



233. Sodalite — Occurs in the nepheline-syenites of Brome (Brome Co.), Montreal 

 (Ilochelaga Co.), and Belœil (Rouville Co.), in the province of Quebec. A very 

 beautiful blue sodalite, in large specimens, has been found by Dr. Gr. M. Dawson, in 

 abundance, in the vicinity of Ice River, a tributary of the Beaver-foot, in the Rocky 

 Mountains, province of British Columbia. Anal., B. J. Harrington, Trans. Roy. Soc. 

 Can., vol. iv, sec. iii, p. 81, 1S86. 



234. Specul.ir-iron — Amongst other localities, is met with in tabular crystals at Sandy 

 Cove, Digby Neck (Digby Co.), province of Nova Scotia : in tabular crystals, or thick 

 plates, in the township of Leeds (Megantic Co.), also in thick plates in the township ol 

 Sheflbrd (Sheiford Co), in the province of (Quebec. 



