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localities at which sphalerite has been found have, for the most 

 part, been described under lead; briefly enumerated they are as 

 follows : 



Wurts'boro, Sullivan co. See under lead. 



Ellenville, Ulster co. See under lead. 



Ancram, ColuniMa co. See under lead. 



Edenville, Orange co. Opaque, black variety. 



Boot and Flat Creek, Montgomery co. About 2 miles south of 

 Spraker's Basin, light yellow transparent crystals associated with 

 galena. 



Salisbury, Herkimer co. Near Salisbury Corners, associated 

 with galena, chalcopyrite, etc. 



Vicinity of Martins'burg, Leuns co. A granular, massive vari- 

 ety, associated with pyrite and galena. 



Rochester, Monroe co. At Pike's quarry in the Niagara dolo- 

 mite, associated with galena, calcite and gypsum. 



Lockport, Niagara co. A honey-colored or wax-yellow variety, 

 often in transparent crystals in the Niagara limestone. 



Clinton, Oneida co. Near Hamilton College, a yellow crystal- 

 lized variety, nearly transparent. Also at Rome and Yernon in 

 the same county. 



Cooper's Falls, St Lawrence co. In a calcite vein. 



Fowler, St Lawrence co. Associated with pyrite and chalco- 

 pyrite in a vein traversing serpentine. 



Mineral Point, St Lawrence co. Massive, in a vein of galena. 



7 Manganese. The ores of manganese are represented in New 

 York State by the mineral wad, earthy manganese or bog man- 

 ganese, a hydrated oxid of manganese. It is of comparatively 

 rare occurrence and has little economic value. 



ColumMa county. Wad is found intimately mixed with the 

 iron carbonates and limonites of this county at Hudson, Auster- 

 litz and Hillsdale. 



Houseville, Lewis co. On Tug hill, 2 miles south of Houseville, 

 is a small deposit, earthy in character. 



Warivick, Orange co. Four miles southeast of Warwick, a com- 

 pact variety is found mixed with bog ore and earthy matter. 



