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Geology, &c. of the Connecticut. 45 
primitive greenstone. Some of the specimens scarcely 
differ from pure horablende. 
Between the two extremities of granite above named, 
there is not a mile, except in Amherst, where this rock may 
not be found in some part of the valley of the Connecticut. 
The most continuous and lofty ridge is that of wheelr Wests 
present. The vinge divides in the northern part of 
Hamden, the eastern branch forming Mount Carmel, and 
the western branch continuing into Southington, where: it 
chiefly disappears, although immense bowlders of green- 
stone are scattered over the edness until we come to the 
north part of Farmington. Here the ridge again commen- 
ces, and inclining considerably to the right, terminates in 
the north-east corner of Granby, Connecticut, in the Meni- 
tick or Manitick tnountain, on the ae ds a” posers runs the 
aa Say. as OE es 4 Vgak é + ‘ eth aie Rew 
en i} ach the Meriden or Berlin mountains, 
the ie eecipteesedic estes pate eran with: these moun- 
paige L tok ce ge ery te rs ne,con+ 
tinuing into M decreases, for 
most part, as we conorth until we come to East-Hampto 
when it suddenly rises, like wd hie Pn - ae se 3 os 
forms.Mount ore rébablythe I = green- 
stone ranges of ae. 6 e not ioe hat its 
height has ever been aceurately measured: but, comparing: 
it with Holyoke, it cannot be much less than a thousand. 
feet above Connecticut river. Connecticut river crosses 
