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COLFAX, RUTHERFORD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. No. 161. 



Iron, O. Weight, 315 grams. One face etched. Original weight, 

 2,400 grains. Found, 1880. Nothing known regarding fall. Analy- 

 sis by Eakins showed : 



Per cent. 



Iron (Fe) 88.05 



Nickel (Ni) 10.37 



Cobalt (Co) .68 



Copper (Cu) .04 



Phosphorus (P) .21 



Sulphur (S) .08 



Silicon (Si) .02 



99.45 

 Gift of S. W. Cramer. 

 Reference. — L. G. Eakins, Amer. Joiirn. Sci., vol. 39, 1890, p. 395. 



COLLESCIPOLI, TERNI, ITALY. No. 493. 



Stone, Cc. Two grams of fragments from a stone weighing origi- 

 nally 4 to 5 kilograms, which fell February 3, 1890. The first analy- 

 sis, by Trottarelli, yielded somewhat anomalous results, which were 

 not borne out by Whitfield's later analysis given below : 



Per cent. 



Silica (SiOa) 34.59 



Alumina (AI2O3) 6.43 



Ferrous oxide (FeO) 15.87 



Magnesia (MgO) 21.17 



Lime (CaO) 1.79 



Potash (K2O) .26 



Soda (NajO) 1.46 



Iron (Fe) 17.04 



Nickel (Ni) 1. 49 



Cobalt (Co) .09 



Manganese (Mn) None. 



Chromium (Or) None. 



Sulphur (S) None. 



Ignition (H2O) None. 



100. 19 

 References. — Trottarelli, Gazz. Chim. Ital., vol. 20, 1890, p. 611. 

 G. P. Merrill, Mem. Nat. Acad. Sci., vol. 14, 1916, p 8. 



COON BUTTE, ARIZONA. No. 168. 



Stone, Gib. Complete cross section weighing 200 grams. Weight 

 of original, 2,787 grams. Found 1905. Date of fall unknown. A 

 gray, chondritic stone, presenting no unusual features. Analysis by 

 J. W. Mallet of the metallic portion yielded : 



Per cent. 



Iron (Fe) 88.81 



Nickel (NI) 10.72 



Cobalt (Co) .15 



Tin ( Sn) ' oi 



99. G9 



