308 Minerals of Europe and Americe. 
the Highlands of the state of New-York, at Ticonderoga 
and at Wellsborough, near Lake Champlain. 
4. Amphibole. Though it cannot be said that this very com- 
mon mineral is peculiar to the North of Europe, yet some of 
the most distinct and perfect specimens of crystalized ‘horn- 
blende are fonnd at Arendal, in Norway, intimately mixed 
with magnetic iron ore. Beautiful as they are, however, they 
are inferior to those which have been found near Warwick, in 
the same geological formation. A new and rare variety of am- 
phibole, of a light brown colour, and finely crystalized, has also 
lately been found at the same locality, which has been examin- 
ed by Mr. Brooke, of London, and, from the form ofits crystals, 
pronounced by him a new variety of hornblende, though dif 
fering extremely from other hornblendes in its external char- 
acters. 
5. Colophonite, or, Grenat Resinit. Fine specimens of this 
mineral are found at Arendal, in Norway, in beds of mag- 
netic iron ore. - Every variety of the same mineral has also 
been discovered in North America, and, in almost every in- 
stance, associated with ores of magnetic iron, as in Norway 
The most interesting localities fer this mineral, in the United 
‘States, are at Ticonderoga, at Wellsborongh, near Lake 
Champlain, and at Franconia, in New-Hampshire ;_ but 
those specimens which we receive from Wellsborough, have 
the greatest resemblance to the colophonites from Norway, 
presenting a greater variety of colours, many of an orange 
ee cae of a resinous lustre, and with an iridescent play 
0 urs, 
6. Seapolite. This is one of those rare minerals which is 
more frequently found in the metalliferous beds of Norway, 
than in any other country. It has, however, lately been dis- 
covered, in precisely the same formation, as well as in primi- 
tive estone, in the United States. At Bolton, in Massa- 
chusetts, it is found beautifully Sip in limestone; it is 
also found compact and foliated in the s rock, as well as 
at Cold Springs, on the North River, ‘lied it is associated 
with augite and sahlite and crystals of -ephene!. In general, 
all these specimens are perfectly similar to those which, we 
¥eceive from Norway. The only variety which I have not 
_ yet met with, which has been discovered in Norway, is the 
: ved, or paranthine. It may not, however, be superfluous to 
: that most of those fine specimens which we receive 
y, exhibiting beautiful groups of radiated crys- 
