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abundant and of all sizes up to 7 mm. Wliitfield found the stone 

 to consist of: 



Per cent. 

 TroiliteL 6. 26 



Schreibersite • ^8 



Metal 5. 70 



Chromite • ^ 



Silicate minerals 87.35 



100. 00 

 The silicate portion yielded : 



Silica (SiOs) 43.30 



Alumina (AI2O3) 15.18 



Ferrous oxide (FeO) 8-45 



Lime (CaO) J- 88 



Magnesia (MgO) 30.48 



Manganous oxide (MnO) -25 



Nicljel oxide (NiO) -51 



100. 05 

 The metallic portion yielded : 



Iron (by difference) 85.84 



Cobalt (Co) -92 



Copper (Cu) -08 



Nickel (Ni) 13. 16 



100.00 



Recalculated these analyses give the composition of the stone as a 

 whole, as follows: 



Per cent. 



Silica (SiO^) 37.90 



Alumina (AUO3) 13.29 



Ferrous oxide (FeO) 7.40 



Lime (CaO) 1.65 



Magnesia (MgO) 26.69 



Manganous oxide (MnO) .21 



Nickel oxide (NiO) .44 



Iron (Fe) 5.07 



Cobalt (Co) .05 



Copper (Cu) .004 



Nickel (Ni) .92 



Phosphorus (P) .05 



Ferrous sulphide (FeS) 6.26 



Chromite • H 



100. 044 

 Reference.— G. P. Merrill, Amer. Journ. Sci., vol. 35, 1913, p. 520. 



MAEME, HISLTJGARI, SATSUMA, JAPAN. Nos. 112, 407. 



Stone, Cwa. Weight, 40.2 grams. Two fragments with crust. 

 Fell November 10, 1886, at 3 p. m. Total original weight, 328 grams. 

 The stone does not seem to have been analyzed or otherwise studied. 



