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some copper pyrites and other ores, affording silver and 

 zinc abundantly. Rock. Mountain limestone. — Alsoatldria, 

 native mercury and cinnabar, in argillaceous schist. 



7. In Western Styria, at Schladming. Ores. Arsenical 

 nickel, copper nickel, native arsenic, arsenical iron, largely 

 worked for nickel. Rock. Argillaceous slate. Illyria and 

 Styria are noted also for their iron ores, especially spathic iron. 



8. In the Tyrol, at Zell. Ores. Argentiferous copper 

 and iron ores, auriferous pyrites, native gold. Rock. Ar- 

 gillaceous slate. 



9. In the Erzgebirge separating Bohemia from Saxony, 

 and consisting principally of gneiss. 



A. Bohemian or southern slope, at Joachimstahl, Mies, 

 Schlackenwald, Zinnwald, Bleistadt, Przibram, Katherinen- 

 berg. Ores. Tin ores, argentiferous galena, (worked prin- 

 cipally for silver,) arsenical cobalt ores, copper nickel, af- 

 fording tin, silver, cobalt, nickel, and arsenic. 



B. Saxon or northern slope, at Altenberg, Geyer, Marien- 

 berg, Annaberg, Schneeberg, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Johann- 

 georgenstadt, Freiberg. Ores. Argentiferous galena, (worked 

 only for silver,) tin ore, various cobalt and nickel ores, vi- 

 treous and pyritous copper, affording silver, tin, cobalt, nickel, 

 bismuth, and copper. 



10. In Silesia, in the Riesen-gebirge, an eastern extension 

 of the Erz-gebirge, at Kupferberg, Jauer, Reichenstein. 

 Ores of copper, cobalt, affording copper, cobalt, arsenic and 

 sulphur. 



11. In Silesia, in the low country east of the Riesen-ge- 

 birge, near the boundary of Poland, at Tarnowitz. Ores. 

 Calamine, electric calamine, blende, argentifei ous galena, 

 affording zinc, silver- and lead. Rock. Mountain limestone. 



12. Northwest of Saxony, near latitude 51 J 30', at Eisle- 

 ben, Gerlstadt, Sangerhausen, and Mansfeld. Ores. Gray 

 copper, somewhat argentiferous, variegated copper ore, af- 

 fording copper. Rock. A marly bituminous schist (kupfer- 

 schiefer) more recent than the coal strata. 



13. In the Harz-gebirge, (Hartz mountains,) north of west 

 from Eisleben, about latitude 51° 50', at Clausthal, Zeller- 

 feld, Lauthenthal, Wildemann, Grund, Andreasberg, Goslar, 

 Lauterberg. Ores. Vitreous copper, gray copper, pyritous 

 copper, cobalt ores, copper nickel, ruby silver ore, argentif- 

 erous galena, blende, antimony ores, affording silver lead* 

 copper, and some gold. 



