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CARLTON, HAMILTON COUNTY, TEXAS. No. 152. 



Iron, Of. A 115-gram fragment from a mass weighing 81^ kilo- 

 grams, found in 1887. (See also Tucson, p. 163.) 



CARTHAGE, SMITH COUNTY, TENNESSEE. No. 97. 



Iron, Om. A 65-gram slice from a mass weighing 127 kilograms, 

 found in 1840. 



CASAS GRANDES, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO. No. 369. 



Iron, Om. Large oval mass, 97 by 74 by 46 cm., weighing 1,317,920 

 grams, with cut surface 55 by 38 cm., showing Widmanstiitten figures 

 and troilite nodules; also three etched slices, 44 by 28 cm., 44 by 13 

 cm., and 42 by 25 cm., weighing altogether 17,573 grams; in introduc- 

 tory series, etched cube 5 cm. in diameter, weight 987 grams. (See 

 pis. 15 and 16.) Found wrapped in coarse cloth and built into a 

 brick tomb or altar. Original weight, 1,545,391 grams (3,407 

 pounds). No record of fall or early history. Composition as shown 

 by J. E. Whitfield's analysis: 



Per cent. 



Silicon (Si) 0.01 



Iron (Fe) 90.470 



Nickel (Ni) 7.742 



Cobalt (Co) .604 



Copper (Cu) .012 



(combined . 145 



Carbon jgraphitic . 032 



Phosphorus (P) .166 



Sulphur (S) .029 



Iron oxides • 794 



100. 004 



References.— W . Tassin, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 25, 1902, pp. 

 69-74. Geo. P. Merrill, Amer. Journ. Sw., vol. 35, 1913, p. 514. 

 L. Fletcher, On the Mexican meteorites. Min. Mag., vol. 9, 1890. 



CASTALIA, NASH COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. No. 101. 



Stone, Cgb. Nineteen-gram fragment with black, papillated crust, 

 from one of three fragments weighing 7,300 grams, which fell May 

 14, 1874. 



CERESETO, NEAR OTTIGLIO, PIEDMONT, ITALY. No. 245. 



Stone, Cgb. Weight, 65 grams. Fragment with crust and 

 slickensided fracture surfaces. Fell on the morning of July 17, 

 1840, at about half past seven. Flight was from east toward the 

 west. Fall preceded by a sharp detonation. Three pieces were seen 

 to fall, of which but one was found. Original weight, according to 



