216 Miscellaneous Notices of Mineral Localities, fyc. 



twelve feet in length, in the granite, and is really one of the 

 richest objects that can be presented to a mineralogist. I 

 found Mr. Clark, the proprietor, very accommodating, and 

 reasonable in his charges for minerals. He will pack boxes 

 for gentlemen at a distance, who may request it. 



Locality of Sappare. — This is about one mile north of 

 the meeting house, on land of Mr. Searle. The mineral 

 has hitherto been found only in veins in bowlders of mica 

 slate, lying in a cornfield. These bowlders are large, and 

 without doubt were derived from the rock beneath. Sev- 

 eral varieties of sappare are found, from the coarsest and 

 most unsightly, to the finest crystals. No specimens, how- 

 ever, can now be obtained so rich as were found several 

 years ago : yet recently, they have opened a vein or two that 

 furnish very good specimens. Mr. Searle usually keeps a 

 supply on hand to furnish travellers. 



Zoisite occurs at the same locality in grey flattened prisms, 

 in limpid quartz. 



Anthophyllite is found abundantly in the same place, in 

 mica slate, and is well characterized. Other remarks con- 

 cerning this mineral will be added when I come to speak of 

 Blandford. 



Any person who wishes to visit the most interesting min- 

 eral localities in the vicinity of Chesterfield, with the great- 

 est expedition, will do well to pursue the following route. 

 If he goes from Northampton, he will first proceed to Wil- 

 liamsburgh, were he will find argentine in abundance, plu- 

 mose mica, &c. He will need a guide to find the deposits 

 of these minerals : and Dr. Collins, the physician of the 

 place, will be able to direct him. Proceeding to Chester- 

 field, he will visit first the sappare locality, and take the near- 

 est route from thence to Mr. Clarke's vein of green tourma- 

 line, in the north western part of the town. From this place, 

 he can go directly to the congregational meeting house in 

 Cummington, where he will find abundance of carbonate of 

 manganese, and perhaps also cummingtonite. Col. Bryant of 

 that place, will be able to direct the traveller to the proper 

 spot. From Cummington he can go to Goshen meeting 

 house, where the physician. Dr. Wright, will direct him to 

 the most interesting locality of spodumene, siliceous feld- 

 spar, beryl, rose mica, indicolite, &c. on what is called the 

 Week's farm in the north west part of the town. Going 

 back to the centre of. the town, and proceeding on the road 



