HANDBOOK OF THE METEORITE COLLECTIONS. 79 



HARRISON COUNTY, INDIANA. No. 56. 



Stone, Cho. Eleven grams from a shower which fell March 28, 

 1859. Gift of J. Berrien Lindsley. 



HARTFORD (MARION), LINN COUNTY, IOWA. Nos. 129, 185. 



Stone, Cwa. Two pieces with crust, weighing 23.7 and 41 grams. 

 Fell February 25, 1847. Weight of original mass, 21 kilograms, or 

 46 pounds. Other masses reported as found, but the disposition of 

 which is unknown. Analysis by Eammelsberg showed : 



Ter cent. 



Silica (SiO^) 38-95 



Alumina (AI.O3) 2.04 



Ferrous oxide (FeO) 14.518 



Magnesia (MgO) 2G. 05 



Lime (CaO) 1- 175 



Soda (NaiO) -384 



Iron (Fe) 9-46 



Nickel (Ni) 1-08 



Ferrous sulphide (FeS) 6.37 



100. 027 

 Reference. — See Wiilfing, p. 139. 



HENDERSONVILLE, HENDERSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. No. 326. 



Stone, Cc. Nearly complete individual, weighing 3.545 kilogramc. 

 Weight of original mass, 11 pounds 6 ounces, or 5.17 kilograms. A 

 compact dark gray stone thickly spotted with small points of metal- 

 lic iron. (See pis. 23 and 24.) Found in 1901, though supposed to 

 have fallen in 1876. Chemical analysis yielded as follows: 



Per cent. 



Iron (Fe) 2.37 



Nickel (Ni) .21 



Cobalt (Co) .01 



Sulphur (S) 1.61 



Phosphorus (P) .012 



Silica (SiO.) 46.06 



Ferrous oxide (FeO) 14.33 



Alumina (AUOs) 2.20 



Chromic oxide (Cr^Oa) .23 



Lime (CaO) 2.13 



Magnesia (MgO) 28.62 



Potash (K2O) .10 



Soda (Na.O) .96 



Residue (chromite) .51 



99. 352 



