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BULLETIN 94, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



The chemical composition of the individual constituents is given as 

 follows : 



Refcre7ice. — M. Jerofeieff and P. Latschinoff, Der Meteorit von 

 Nowo-Urei. Verh. rnss.-kais. Min. Ges., vol. 24, 1888, p. 263. 



OAKLEY, LOGAN COUNTY, KANSAS. No. 243. 



Stone, Cka. Weight 320 grams; date of fall unknown; found in 

 1895 at a depth of about 1 meter below the surface. Original weight 

 61 pounds 10 ounces (28 kilograms). Mechanical analysis showed it 

 to consist of: 



Per cent. 



Iron (Fe) 12.76 



Nickel (Ni) and Cobalt (Co) 1.68 



Silicates So. 56 



100. 00 



J. M. Davison found the metallic portion to consist of : 



Per cent. 



Iron (Fe) 89.16 



Nickel (Ni) 10.84 



100. 00 



The structure is described as chondritic, closely resembling that of 

 Pipe Creek, Bandera County, Texas. The mineral composition is 

 olivine, enstatite, pyrrhotite, and metallic iron, with possibly a lime- 

 soda feldspar. 



