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the brown granular zincblende of Silver Hill, Davidson ; also, according; 
to General Clingtnan, at the Baker Mine, in Caldwell county. 
122 ; Crocoite. 
I have observed this- rare animal in small cavities of saceharoidal quartz*, 
from Nash county, associated with gold and small quantities of galenite 
in very minute dark hyacinth red crystals. 
123. Melanterite; 
As the result of “the decomposition of pyrite^ disseminated through, 
many of the mica slates, etc., of Rutherford, Cleaveland and other- 
counties, melanterite or copperas is formed, but no good crystallized speeu 
mens have come to my notice. 
124. Goslarite. 
Iu the water of the Silver Illll Mine, also in fine fibrous crystalline- 
masses, formerly at tire Mc-Makin Mine, Cabarrus: county. 
125. ClIALCANTIIITE. 
Very fine crystals, granular and fibrous crystalline masses ot sulphate- 
of copper, were formerly obtained from the upper works of tlie..Silyer- 
Hill Mine, principally at the sixty feet level. 
120. Alenogen. 
I'have once soen a.beautitul specimen of fibrous, silky alunogen of the 
western counties, but could not learn the exact locality, from which it 
came. It is lound abundantly associated with melanterite, in Rutherford.. 
Cleaveland and other counties, but not in good specimens ; also in Iredell 
county and in Catawba.'"' 
1 2.1. I AROSITE. 
The impure variety generally called “ Misy,” has been observed in., 
association with galenite and pyrite, at Flint Knob.""' 
125. Montaxitk. 
This very rare tellurate of bismuth has been found with tetradymite at' 
David Beck’s Mine, in Davidson county, and at Captain Mills’ Mine,. ins 
