BUILDING AND ORNAMENTAL STONES. 573 



Slate. Green. 4 by 4 by 3 inches. Hauiptou, Washington County. Quarry of D. 

 Williams & Brothers. Tenth Census, 1880. 25973. 



Red. 4 by 4 by 1| inches. Hampton, Washington County. Quarry of L.J. 



Warren. Tenth Census, 1880. 25974. 



Green. 4 by 4 by 2\ inches. Hampton, Washington County. New England 



Quarry Company. Tenth Census, 1880. 25976. 



Purple. 4 by 4 by 1^ inches. Hampton, Washington County. New Englaud 



Quarry Company. Tenth Census, 1880. 25977. 



Dull red. 4 by 4 by 1| inches. Middle Grauville, Washington County. Mid- 

 dle Granville Quarry. Tenth Census, 1880. 25978. 



Bright red. 4 by 4 by 1 inch. Granville, Washington County. Tenth Cen- 



sus. 25979. 



Bright red. 4 by 4 by 1 inch. Granville, Washington County. North Bend 



Quarry Company. Tenth Census, 1880. 25980. 



Dull, reddish brown. 4 by 4 by 1| inches. Middle Granville, Washington 



County. Penrhyn Slate Company. Tenth Census, 1880. 25981. 



Dull, reddish brown. 4 by 4 by 1| inches. Middle Granvillo, Washington 



County. Penrhyn Slate Company. Tenth Census, 1880. 25982. 



Greenish. 4 by 4 by 1 inch. Middle Granville, Washington County. Penrhyn 



Slate Company. Tenth Census, 1880. 25983. 



Greenisb, purple and blue-black. Six specimens. Slabs 8 inches square. Cen- 



tennial, 1876. 26032. 



Grayish brown. 4 by 3 by 2 inches. Salem, Washington County. Salem Slate 



Company. Tenth Census, 1880. 26052. 



Greenish. Slab 8 inches square, and 4 by 4 by 1 inch. Two specimens. Gran- 



ville, Washington County. Warren Slate Company. Centennial, 1876. 

 27001. 



Calcareous sandstone. Devonian ; fine ; very light gray. Two specimens. Can- 

 nisteo, Steuben County. J. Mullen's quarry. Tenth Census, 1880. 26706. 



Devonian; fine; blue-gray. Covert, Seneca County. C. O. Ogden's quarry. 



Tenth Census, 1880. 26735. 



NORTH CAROLINA. 



Steatite. Fine; compact; light greenish gray. Used for " white earth " and French 

 chalk. Nantahalah, Swain County. Tenth Census, 1880. 26137. 



Fine compact ; light greenish gray. Used as above. Seven miles northeast of 



Murphy, Cherokee County. W. C. Kerr, 1883. 27654. 



Steatite [soapstone]. Coarse ; compact ; dark gray. Near Greensborough, Guil- 

 ford County. W.C.Kerr, 1883. 27662. 



Coarse; compact; blue-gray. Ball Mountain, Ashe County. J. Hardin's 



quarry. J. B. Colvan, 1883. 28168. 



Fine ; light blue-gray ; schistose. Myatt's Mill, Wake County. (Through W. 



S. Yates.) 1884. 36853. 



Coarse; porous; blue-gray. Alamance County. W. C. Kerr, 1887. 27664. 



Limestone [marble]. Dark blue-gray ; crystalline. Cherokee County. 36142. 



Archaean ; light pink ; greenish spots ; crystalline. 7|by 6 by 2 inches. Chero- 

 kee County. 27822. 



Archaean; blue-gray; crystalline. Near Murphy, Cherokee County. Valley 



River Mining Compauy. W". IT. Kerr, 1883. 27655. 



