22 W. HE. Hidden—Mineral Localities in North Carolina. 
The monazite of this locality, as regards occurrence and 
form, is essentially the turnerite of Levy, which een shown 
to be identical with monazite, as was long ago cade: by 
Prof, J. D. Dana. The mode of occurrence and the associated 
minerals are nearly identical with the Tavetsch, Switzerland, 
locality ; the titanic acid here taking the form of rutile instead 
of octahedrite. An analysis by Dr. J. Lawrence Smith is now 
under way, and the crystallography and general De ke char- 
acters of the mineral will be described by Dr. Dan 
Other localities for monazite.*—In Burke County, mpae 
is very abundant, particularly at J. c Mill’s gold mine in the 
Brindletown district. I obtained over fifty pounds of gravel 
washings from this mine that afforded sixty per cent of monazite. 
Fourteen ounces of chemica y, pure monazite were obtained 
here by sifting old “tailings” and picking out the largest 
crystals; these were sent to Mr. T. A. Edison, ale ieee the 
mineral for the thorina which it was su posed to contal 
The crystals are usually well formed and vary considerably 
in habit. Figs. 446 and 448, Dana, are common ey 
usually very small, though some were found here of 4th inch 
in diameter. The color ‘is light brown. The common occur- 
rence of this mineral in the gold gravels of North Carolina is 
worthy of note. I believe that pannings from any of the streams 
where the local rocks are mica schists would bring it to light. 
In the sasetnhae gravels of McDowel, Rutherford, Burke and 
Polk , it was noticed in every ‘‘ panning 
autunite, and were intimately as ociated with uraninite, gum- 
mite, ; garnet, etc. The de raiona ic perfect basal cleavage was 
commonly observed at this locality. In-Yancey County, at the 
Rae 't mica mine on Hurricane Mountain, I found monazite in 
white orthoclase. The crystals were very fine, and complex 
in form; specific gravity 5248. Dr. F. A. Genth has been at 
work for some years on the monazite of North Oarolina and 
has separated over a ee of the oxalates of the rare earths 
of the cerium roe from it. es shall await with interest the — 
is ddan 
* Geol. N. Car., Kerr, 1880, p. 84, 
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