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Natural Bridge, Lewis co. Imperfect crystals of apatite occur 

 in decomposed white limestone near Natural Bridge, associated 

 with orthoclase, wernerite, pyroxene and titanite. 



Greenfieldy Saratoga co. Reddish brown apatite occurs in a 

 granite vein in the town of Greenfield about a mile north of 

 Saratoga Springs. 



Ability, Orange co. Two miles south of Amity, in a vein of 

 white limestone, apatite is found in well defined crystals of a 

 bright green color. 



3 Barite. Barite, or barytes, the sulfate of barium, is often 

 termed heavy spar on account of its relatively high specific 

 gravity. Pure barite is rarely found in considerable masses, 

 and the impure mineral as mined is invariably subjected to a 

 careful sorting and refining treatment before being placed on 

 the market. It is used as an adulterant for white lead and also 

 to give weight and body to certain kinds of paper and cloth. 

 Small deposits of barytes occur in a numiber of places in New 

 York State. 



• Pillar Pointy Jefferson co. Barite occurs on the Lee farm situ- 

 ated on the north shore of Pillar Point. The deposit consists 

 of a vein of massive barite in limestone, which appears to run 

 out into the bay for some distance. This vein was quarried 

 about 40 years ago for paint adulterant. 



Richville, St Lawrence co. Barite occurs here in transluceoit 

 crystals with well defined terminations associated with calcite. 

 At Hammond, De Kalb, Gouverneur, Rossie and Mineral Point 

 in the same county similar occurrences have been noted. 



Schoharie, Schoharie co. A fibrous variety of barite, grayish 

 white or bluish white in color, occurs about 8 miles northwest of 

 Schoharie courthouse in the town of Carlisle, between layers of 

 dark colored slate. Also as a lamellar variety near the court- 

 house in waterlimestone associated with strontianite. 



Little Falls and Fairfield, Herkimer co. On the south side of 

 the Mohawk river opposite Little Falls, barite occurs crystallized 

 in veins and geodes in the calciferous sandstone. It is white or 

 bluish in color and sometimes transparent. Near the towns of 



