“252 Miscellaneous Localities of Mineral’. 
oie sega This locality had been visited by others 
s to our going there. [I am not, however, aware of 
bee fica of it having ie published. 
9. Magnetic oxide o 
Var. a, Crystallized in 1 headtifal octohedrons in cavities dof 
the masses of the ore, at the ore beds about four miles west 
of tee furnace. 
. In occasional masses of various sizes near the augite 
Tals A structure crystalline ; on being fractured, the edges 
of. octohedra appear on the whole surface. 
10. Asbesius. In the same vicinity ; straw yellow; fila- 
ments short, but often unusually beautiful. 
Newburgh, April 28, 1825. 
6. By Emerson Davis. 
Fibrous Limestone (satin spar) ts found in West Springfield 
at the falls of the Aggawam river, forming veins in red sand- 
stone slate. The veins are rpendicular to the strata, from 
1 to 1 an inch in al e sand-stone | is of a fine texture, 
and d probably calca 
Roof Slate, at a ine alls, oe thrown 5 the shore 
apparently by the force of the w There only two 
or three large blocks, but many reapall itaginentse I am not 
able as yet to find it in place, but ss suppose it to form small 
beds in the sand-stone. The green stone range crosses the 
river one mile west of the falls, Gad still further to the west, 
in Westfield, the red sand-stone again appears though of the 
conglomerate kind. 
Amethyst is found forming veins in the green stone 
Caleareous Spar attached to green stone, sometimes in 
veins and sometimes imbedded in amethyst. 
Prehuite in the green stone, filling small cavities or zeodes. 
Iti is in cea pee ares Md is in a decaying state, the 
la, April 27, 1 
; nd of the above, together with the Southampton minerals, I wil 
*xchange for other minerals with those who may wish. 
eipepaitalesat DAVIS: 
