248 Localities of Minerals, 



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. 



22. 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 garnets, at Cummington. The 

 rock in which these minerals are contained, has a strong 

 smell of sulphur. 



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 tied 

 together near the middle, and thence diverging, which give 

 them a very 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 H'msAah. 



32. Sidphuret of Iron, in small but beautiful- crystals at 

 Hawley. 



33. Micaceous Oxide of Iron, beautiful and in large quan- 

 tities, at the iron-mine in Hawley. When pulverised it 

 makes a beautiful paper-sand. At a manufactory in Cum- 

 mington it is enclosed in tin cylinders, and used for clock- 

 weights. 



34. Brown Hematite, bearing a striking resemblance to 

 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 wri- 

 ter. Specimens have also been presented to the cabinet of 



