MINERALS OF NEW ZEALAND. 
By Sir JAS. HECTOR, K.C.M.G., F.R.S. 
Actinouite !—Milford Sound (Hector); Para-para, (Cox), as 
radiating fan-shaped crystals in metamorphic schists. 
ALBITE, or Sopa Ferispar!!— Maori Point, West Coast, 
Wilkes River, Makarora, Dun Mountain, George 
Sound, in diorites (Hector, Haast, Davis). 
Axum !!—Pomahaha, as a product of pyritous shale (Hector, 
1862) ; Puai Island, Waikuaiti (Hochstetter, 1860) ; 
Tokomairiro, as potash alum (Hector, 1862); D’Urville 
Island, as manganese alum (Hackett, 1866). Analysis 
per cent (Skey) :— 
Alumina, +! sit “ee 2 O40 
Ferric oxide... ie, ee 1h 
Lime ME Oy fs *5O 
Magnesia ... Ai a: 5:46 
Soda ay iu VA A] 
Sulphuric acid - woe) OTEAO 
Hydrochloric acid’... ... traces 
Water aus ae Pe cr 
Insoluble in water... bi 2-00 
100-00 
ALuNnITE !—RKotorua, deposited by geysers (Ulrich) 
ALUNOGENE ! !—Tuapeka, Manawatu, occurring in some of the 
brown coals, is colourless, crystalline, and completely 
soluble in water. Analysis per cent. (Skey) :— 
Sulphate of alumina ... Jie OD aD 
Sulphate of lime a Soule Labi 
Sulphate of magnesia ... at (ero 
Alkaline sulphates... a 3:00 
Water Bae son ae or ae 
100-00 
AnpbEsINE !—Colleville Peninsula, Taupo district, Ruapehu, in 
andesites (Hutton). 
ANORTHITE !—Kakapo Lake, West Coast, in diorite dykes 
(Hutton). 
ANTHOPHYLLITE !—Karori, Wellington, in a massive laminated 
form (Davis). 
ANnTIGORITE !—Dun Mountain, in serpentine schists (Cox). 
