Localities.—Found in lead mines. Southampton, Mass.; Perkiomen, Phœnixville, Charlestown and Schuylkill, Pa.; Wythe County, Va.; Washington Mine, N. C.; Valle’s Diggings, Mine-la-Motte and Mine-a-Burton, Mo.; Davies and Rock Counties, Ill.; Blue Mounds, Wis.; Ingo County, Cal.
20.—Chromic Iron.
Occurs in compact masses; powder dark brown; small pieces sometimes attracted by the magnet; brittle, breaking with uneven surface; with borax melts into a green globule; not acted upon by acids; little lustre; gravity 4.4.
Value.—Used in making the chrome pigments.
Localities.—Found in Serpentine. Bare Hills, Cooptown and north part of Cecil County, Md.; Nottingham, W. Goshen, Williston, Fulton, Mineral Hill, Texas and Unionville, Pa.; Jay, New Fane, Westfield and Troy, Vt.; Chester and Blanford, Mass.; Loudon County, Va.; Yancy County, N. C.; North Almaden, New Idria and Coloma, Cal.
21.—Cinnabar.
Occurs in granular or earthy masses; resembles iron-rust, but is a yellowish-red; powder scarlet; easily cut with a knife; thrown on red-hot iron, evaporates, giving off odor of sulphur; rubbed on copper, “silvers” it; gravity 9, or about as heavy as Copper.
Value.—The source of mercury (containing eighty-four per cent.) and vermilion.
Localities.—Found in slate and limestone rocks. Centreville, Coulterville, New Idria and New Almaden, and Lake and San Luis Obispo Counties, California; Idaho.