HANDBOOK OP THE METEORITE COLLECTIONS. 183 



EMMITSBURG, FREDERICK COUNTY, MARYLAND. No. 56. 



Iron, Om. Etched fragment weighing 5.5 grams ; shows Widman- 

 statten figures. Found in 1854. 



ENSISHEIM, ALSACE, GERMANY. No. 122. 



Stone, Ckb. Two fragments from interior, weighing 4.3 grams; one 

 vial of powder weighing 0.098 gram. Fell November 16, 1492, 11.30 

 p. m. 



ERXLEBEN, SAXONY, GERMANY. No. 140. 



Stone, Ck. Weight, 30.60 grams. Fraguient with crust ; also frag- 

 ment from interior and vial of powder. Fell April 15, 1812, 4 p. m. 



ESTHERVILLE, EMMET COUNTY, IOWA. Nos. 121, 230, 231, 232. 



Stony-iron, Mesosiderite. Weight, 3,575 grams. Fell May 10, 

 1879, 5 p. m. One hundred and nine complete individuals varying in 

 size from that of a pea to that of a hen's egg', their surfaces show 

 rounded knobs and are partly steel white and partly steel blue to black 

 in color (pi. 40). A section shows the iron in spongiform masses, 

 nodules and irregular flakes distributed through the stony ground- 

 mass. The olivine nodules from above show a vitreous crust with 

 marked lines of flow, again they are coated with nickel-iron. Five 

 masses composed chiefly of stone show deeply pitted crust. Ground- 

 mass containing large nodules of olivine, nickel-iron, and troilite. 



FARMINGTON, WASHINGTON COUNTY, KANSAS. No. 242. 



Stone, Cs. Mass, Aveighing 489 grams, having the appearance of a 

 dark gray dolerite. Crust smooth, showing scales or blisters in spots. 

 Groundmass containing black chondrules; also white radiated chon- 

 drules and bronze yellow metallic grains. Fell June 25, 1890, 1 p. m. 



FORSYTH, MONROE COUNTY, GEORGIA. No. 156. 



Stone, Cwa. Two fragments, one w ith crust and one from interior, 

 weighing 9.50 grams. Fell May 8, 1829, 3.30 p. m. 



FORT DUNCAN, MAVERICK COUNTY, TEXAS. No. 96. 



Iron, H. Slab Aveighing 116 grams, one surface etched. Etching 

 develops Neumann lines as a network on a granular or stippled 

 ground. Small grains of troilite are seen. Found in 1882. 



FRANKFORT, FRANKLIN COUNTY, ALABAMA. No. 205. 



Stone, Ho. Fragment weighing 47 grams, with shining, black, 

 papillated crust having well-marked lines of flow. Fell December 5, 

 1868. 



