112 BULLETIN 94, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



Stony portion. 



Constituents. 



Silica (SiOj) 



Alumina ( AI2O3) 



Chromic oxide (Cr203) . . . 



Ferrous oxide (FeO) 



Nickel oxide (NiO) 



Manganous oxide (MnO). 



Lime(CaO) 



Magnesia (MgO ) 



Potash (K2O) 



SodaCNajO) 



Phosphoric acid (P2O5) . . 

 Sulphur (S) 



Soluble in HCl. 



Analy- 

 sis. 



Per cent. 

 10.79 

 8.33 



.39 



5.19 

 1.34 



.46 

 .25 



Calcu- 

 lated 

 to 100 

 per cent. 



Per cent. 

 45.61 

 22.62 



11.73 

 1.06 



14.09 

 3.64 



1.25 



Molec- 

 ular 

 ratios. 



Per cent. 



0.760 



.222 



.163 

 .014 



.252 

 .091 



Insoluble in HCl. 



Analy- 



Per cent. 



31.47 



9.25 



.82 



6.55 



.47 



2.24 



11.16 



.02 



.12 



62. 10 



Calcu- 

 lated 

 to 100 

 per cent. 



Per cent. 



50.67 



14.89 



1.32 



10.55 



.76 



3.61 



17.98 



.03 



.19 



Molec- 

 ular 

 ratios. 



Per cent. 



0.844 



.146 



.009 



.147 



.010 

 .064 

 .449 



.003 



Mineral composition: Nickeliferous iron, enstatite, diallage, 

 anorthite, olivine, oldhamite, lawrencite, troilite, schreibersite. Struc- 

 ture crystalline, sometimes cataclastic; variable. Color dark gray. 



Gift of Prof. J. M. Safford. 



References. — L. G. Eakins, A new meteorite from Hamblen 

 County, Tennessee. Amer. Journ. Sci., vol. 46, 1893, p. 283. Geo. 

 P. Merrill, On the composition and structure of the Hamblen County, 

 Tennessee, meteorite. Amer. Journ. Sci., vol. 4, 1896, p. 149. 



MOTECKA-NUGLA, BHURTPUR, RAJPUTANA, INDIA. No. 92. 



Stone, Ck. Thin slice, weighing 3 grams, from a stone which fell 

 December 22, 1868. Original weight not Imown. 



MOUNT BROWNE, NEW SOUTH WALES. No. 478. 



Stone, Cc. Irregular piece some 70 by 50 by 50 mm., with crust on 

 two sides. Broken surface gray, faintly rust-spotted. Weight 408 

 grams. Fell about 9.30 a. m. July 17, 1902. Original weight 25^ 

 pounds. A fairly firm stone, but breaking easily under the hammer. 

 Metallic grains not very evident. Silicate minerals chiefly enstatite 

 and olivine with perhaps a little feldspar. Analyses of the soluble 

 and insoluble portions yielded as follows : 



