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observed in the neighborhood of Asheville,* in Forsythe,* and Wake 
counties. A greyish or yellowish green serpentine occurs in the chryso- 
lite beds of Macon, w -Jackson,* 1 ancey,* Mitchell* and other counties ; it 
results from the decomposition of the chrysolite. 
SO. Deweylite. 
This mineral is found in all the chrysolite beds of the Western counties, 
in which yellowish and greenish masses, in their veins or seams, through 
the decomposed rocks 
90. Kaoltnite. 
Snow white kaoline is found as the result of the decomposition of 
orthoclase at Blalock’s Mica Mine,* near Toe river, also near Bakersville,* 
in Mitchell county; in small quantities at Ray’s Mine,* in Yancey county; 
good qualities are found six or seven miles from Newton,* Catawba 
county, also in Lincoln, Burke,* Macon and other counties. Clay fer 
firebricks ana earthenware in many localities throughout the State. 
91. I) AMO URITE. 
Very fine white and yellowish white pearly scales are found with the 
eyanite at Crowder’s Mountain, which are probably damourite. 
02. Leninite. 
The variety Ivaommererite, in violet and peach-blossom red scales, is 
associated with chromite at Franklin, Webster,* Hampton’s,* Mining 
Creek, Rich Mountain,* Watauga county, etc. ; three-sided and six-sided 
plated crystals of a dark, greenish and purplish color, associated with 
■talc, etc., in the chrysolite beds at the same localities ;* also, at Bakers^ 
ville,* Mitchell county. 
03. Prociilorite (and Chlorite.) 
Fine grained scaly prochlorite, of a dark, green color; is found asso- 
ciated with an albitic rock, from the alteration of which it has resulted, 
at the Steele Mine, Montgomery county ; foliated chlorite is a frequent 
associate of the othef species in the Western chrysolite beds ; chlorite in 
scales and scaly aggregations is found in many of the gold and copper 
