994 : Transactions, —G eology. 
Hills, Timaru, etc., (Jurors Rep. N.Z. Ex., 1865, p. 257, and Trans. 
N.Z. Inst., vol. xi.. p. 499), probably only in very small quantities as an 
accessory mineral, or the rocks would necessarily become andesites, and as 
large concretions in basaltic rocks of the Chatham Islands (Trans. N.Z. 
Inst., vol. i., p. 180) ; by Mr. Buchanan, as fine specimens with serpentine 
from the Awatere River (Geol. Rep., 1866-67, p. 85); by Mr. E. H. Davis, 
at Dun Mountain (Geol. Rep., 1870-71, p. 112); and by Prof. Liversidge, 
at Lake McKerrow, West Coast, Kakanui Mountains, Dun Mountain, and 
Dunedin (Trans. N.Z. Inst., vol. x., p. 496), besides which there are some 
fine specimens in the collection of the Colonial Museum from syenitic gneiss 
of the Baton River, Nelson. 
Tremolite.—S0me beautiful dendritic groups of tremolite, in quartzite, 
from Kanieri, Hokitika, of a dark green colour, are in the collection of the 
Colonial Museum, as well as some fine greenish-white radiating crystals 
from Parapara, Collingwood, and some bright green radiating crystals from 
the same locality. The occurrence of the mineral in Milford Sound is also 
mentioned by Dr. Hector (Jurors’ Rep. N.Z. Ex., 1865, pp. 267, 438). 
Actinolite.—The oecurrence of this mineral in New Zealand is noted by 
Dr. v. Haast in metamorphie schists of the West Coast (Jurors' Rep. N.Z. 
Ex., 1865, p. 257); by Mr. Buchanan in the Awatere River (Geol. Rep., 
1866-67, p. 85); and by myself as radiating fan-shaped crystals in the 
river-beds of the West Coast south of Mt. Cook, where they are much 
decomposed (Geol. Rep., 1874—76, p. 73). 
Anthophyllite—Specimens of this mineral have been collected from the 
Dun Mountain from time to time, the first specimens having been brought 
by Mr. E. H. Davis in 1871. It occurs in a massive laminated form of a 
leek-green colour, with a pearly lustre and a faint bronze hue on the 
cleavage planes. l 
Nephrite, È Si.—The occurrence of this mineral, commonly known as 
** Maori greenstone,” is mentioned by Dr. Hector (Jurors’ Rep. N.Z. Ex., 
1865, pp. 266, 412, 437) * from Milford Sound, and also as a single rolled 
fragment, which had probably been carried there, from Silverstream, 
Dunedin; by Dr. v. Haast (Jurors' Rep, N.Z. Ex., 1865, p. 257) as rolled 
pieces on the beach of the West Coast; and by the late Mr. E. H. Davi 
` (Geol. Rep., 1870-71, p. 112) as white nephrite from Dun Mountain. The 
only locality where it has been found in siti is at Milford Sound, where it 
* The first notice of this and the other Otago minerals is to be found in Dr. Hector's 
reports on the geology of Otago, published in the Provincial Government Gazette for 
1862-64, but these being now difficult of access, the reference (Jurors' Rep. N.Z. Ex., 1865) 
has been adopted throughout this paper, as in that publication Dr. Hector included a list 
of all minerals which had been noted in his reports up to that date. 
