56.—Rensselaerite.
Occurs in masses; wax-like; a trifle harder than marble; when fresh can be scratched by the nail; soapy feel; takes a polish; cleavable; gravity 2.8.
Value.—Used as a marble and worked into inkstands, etc.
Localities.—Found with steatite, serpentine, limestone, etc. Antwerp, Canton, Fowler, De Kalb, Edwards, Russell and Gouverneur, N. Y.