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with traces of sulphur and soda but none of barium, strontium, zir- 

 conium, or potassium. 



Reference. — George P. Merrill, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 48, 1915, 

 pp. 503-506. 



FLOYD MOUNTAIN, INDIAN VALLEY, VIRGINIA. No. 323. 



Iron, Hb. Etched slice 15 by 9 cm. Weight 569 grams. Found 

 1887. Date of fall unknown. Weight of original mass 14.2 kilo- 

 grams, or 31 J pounds. A coarsely granular, brecciated hexahedrite, 

 of which but 8 representatives have thus far been described. Com- 

 position as determined by L. C. Eakins : 



Per cent. 



Iron (Fe) 93.59 



Nickel (Ni) 5.56 



Cobalt (Co) .53 



Copi>er (Cu) Trace. 



Plio.sphoru.s (P) . 27 



Sulphur (S) .01 



Silicon (Si) Trace. 



99.96 



Reference. — Kunz and Weinschenk, Amer. Journ. Sci., vol. 43, 

 1892, p. 424. 



FOREST CITY, WINNEBAGO COUNTY, IOWA, Nos. 157, 158, 160, 167, 338. 



Stone, Ccb. Nine fragments and more or less complete individuals 

 weighing 35, 42, 45, 83, 150, 248, 257, 297, and 1,074 grams. Fell 

 May 2, 1890. The shower comprised five large stones weighing, re- 

 spectively, 4, 4, 10, 66, and 80 pounds, and over 500 small stones 

 weighing from a fraction of 1 to 20 ounces. Total weight, so far as 

 known, 122 kilograms, 37 grams. Chemical analysis by L. C. Eakins 

 yielded : 



Per cent. 



Iron (Fe) 18.076 



Nickel (Ni) 1.192 



Cobalt (Co) ; .127 



Ferrous sulphide (FeS) 0.189 



Silica (SiOo) 3.5.622 



Alumina (AI2O3) 2. 082 



Chromic oxide (CrjOs) .096 



Ferrous oxide (FeO) 10.248 



Lime (CaO) 1.415 



Magnesia (MgO) 23.938 



Potash (K.O) .056 



Soda (NajO) .812 



99. 853 



The 45-gram piece, gift of J. P. Dolliver ; the 83-gram, of George 

 F. Kunz. 



