66 LIST OF MINERALS. 



Reference No. 



Many claims in the Watsonville locality ; Planted 

 Tree Crossing ; and on the Walsh River, a few 

 miles from Watsonville, rich lodes are to be 

 found, samples taken from the outcrops giving 

 very good returns, but it is stated that the 

 present demand and value do not pay for 

 working. 



N.B. — Two large leases have recently been taken 

 up for the purpose of mining for antimony. 



49. Cervantite — Antimonij O.dde. 



Obtained in a few of the localities with the 

 sulphide, and near Thornborough. 



50. Nickel. — 



Has been found at Coolgarra and Chillagoe. 

 Iron Ores. — 



Found everywhere in the district. There are 

 regular mountains of these ores in some 

 localities, viz. — Woodleigh and Chillagoe. 



51. Pijnte — Iron jn/ritcs — Suljihide of iron. 



Associated with tin, lead, and copper in various 

 lodes throughout the district. Sometimes with 

 arsenical pyrites, at Herberton and Watsonville. 



Chillagoe, Mt. Albion, Irvinebank, Mt. Garnet, 

 and especially the " Chance " mine, Watsonville. 



52. Marc((siti' — White iron pi/ritcs. 



Common at Mt. Albion in all its forms, viz., 

 radiated, hepatic, coxcomb, and spear. 



53. Pi/rrhotite — Mni/ni'tir inm jii/rites. 



Herberton, Watsonville, and Mt. Albion. 



54. A rsenojiijritc — Minjieckel. 



Plentiful in the Mt. Albion centre. 



55. Haematite — Specular iron ore. 



Very abundant all over the area. At Red Hills, 

 near Mungara, occurs as a glistening specular 

 iron. At Mt. Albion as nodules of clay iron- 

 stone. 



Hodgkinson. 



Coolgarra, and 



Russell River. 



