. E. JLiihhn — M'rn< ,'itl 8 from North Carolina. 



Art. XLI. — Notes 



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Beryl. — The accompanying figures represent the form of n 

 remarkable crystal of beryl found some years since in Alex- 

 ander county, North Carolina, It was found lying loose in 

 the surface soil, on the land known as the Pendergrass land, 

 joins to the east that of the "Emerald and Hiddenite 

 Mining Company." Soon after its discovery it went into the 



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 Jished. 



The large development on tl 

 3-f and 4-f is unprecedented i 

 work now going on in this new mineral region brings to light 

 occasionally crystals of emerald and of beryl, exhibiting this 

 same development of rare planes, but with the basal plane [O] 

 very much larger in proportion. 



CoLUMBlTE. — The mineral thought to be oeschymte from 

 Eay's mica mine, Yancey county, N. C, has, upon analysis, 

 proved to be columbite. The crystals are unusually well 

 lormed and have been found in groups weighing over a pound. 

 Their common parallel grouping is interesting. 



Uraninite. — Careful determinations of the specific gravity of 

 uraiiiuite from Mitchell county, N. C, gave the following results 

 for three different specimens: 8-968, 9 '05, 9"218. Thus prov- 

 ing that it is not entirely free from alteration, though it has an 

 appearance very much like magnetite. 



" Euxenite.'"— At my request Professor J. W. Mallett has 

 lately examined the so-called " euxenite," from Wiseman's mica 



