43.—Magnetic Iron Ore.
Occurs in granular masses, coarse or fine; attracted by the magnet, or affecting the compass-needle; powder black; brittle; dissolves in muriatic acid; gravity 5.
Value.—An important ore, yielding sixty-five per cent.
Localities.—Found in granite, slate and limestone rocks. Warren, Essex, Clinton, Saratoga, Herkimer, Orange and Putnam Counties, N. Y.; Raymond and Marshall’s Island, Me.; Franconia, Jackson, Winchester, Lisbon, Swanzey and Unity, N. H.; Bridgewater, Chittenden, Marlboro, Rochester, Troy and Bethel, Vt.; Cambealon, R. I; Hawley and Bernardston, Mass.; Haddam, Conn.; Goshen, Webb’s Mine, Cornwall and White Marsh, Penn.; Hamburg, N. J.; Scott’s Mills and Deer Creek, Md.; Mitchell and Madison Counties, N. C.; Spartanburg, S. C.; Laclede and Crawford Counties, Mo.; Sierra County, (Gold Valley,) Plumas, Tulare, Mariposa, Placer and El Dorado Counties, Cal.