248 Localities of Minerals. 
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18. Jasper, dark-colored and red, on the beach at Marsh- 
field, many of the specimens beautiful, 
19. Agate, at Chester. Emmons. 
20, Kyanite, very dark-colored, in mica slate, at Chester 
and Chesterfield. 
21. Mica, dark-colored, at Savoy. The layers separate 
surprisingly on being heated. 
Green Mica, at Cummington and Plainfield. 
23. Black Mica, associated with garnets, at Plainfield. 
24. Mica, white and yellowish, abundant at Williamsburg. 
25. Chabasie, in cuboidal crystals, at Chester. Emmons. 
26. Tremolite, well characterised at Chesterfield. 
_ Tremolite, in shining, radiated fibres, associated with 
white quartz and beautiful gurney at Cummington. The 
rock in which these minerals are contained, has a Strong 
smell ofsulphur. , 
27. Asbestos, adhering to a large mass of actynolite, at 
Windsor, near the Cummington soapstone quarry. _ 
28. Hornblende, at Hawley, Plainfield and the neighbor- 
ing towns. Many of the specimens, particularly those from 
Hawley, present crystals resembling bundles of rods tie 
together near the middle, and thence diverging, which give 
em avery singular and beautiful appearance. 
29. Serpentine, in loose masses, at Cummington and 
Plainfield. It takes a fine polish. : 
30. Chlorite, abundant and extremely beautiful, at Haw- 
ley and Plainfield. 
31. Graphite, at Hinsdale. 
a Sulphuret of Iron, in small but beautiful crystals at 
awley. : 
: 33. Micaceous Oxide of Iron, beautiful and in large quap- 
tities, at the iron-mine in Hawley, When pulverised 1t 
makes a beautiful paper-sand.. At a manufactory in Cum- 
mington it is enclosed in tin cylinders, and used for clock- 
- weights, 
* Brown Hematite, bearing 2 striking resemblance t0 
the Salisbury ore, at Richmond. Emmons. . 
35. Chromate of Iron, at the Cummington soap-stone 
quarry. Only a small mass has as yet been discovered. 
36. Plumbago, at Cummington, Worthington and Chester 
These minerals may be seen in the collection of the wr! 
ter. Specimens have also been presented to the cabinet of 
