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chemical composition of the iron, but hope to do so later, in connection 

 with some other meteorites. A preliminary analysis, however, gave 

 the following results. 



Iron 90.24 



Nickel 9.75 



Phosphorus 05 



Copper trace 



100.04 



A specimen of the iron weighing nearly two grams was examined 

 for sulphur, but showed no trace. 



The points of special interest in the Stutsman County iron are : — 



First, that it was found at the bottom of a slanting hole rendering 

 it probable that it belonged to a comparatively recent fall. 



Secondly, its peculiar shape, making it appear like a scale split 

 from the surface of a spherical body. 



Thirdly, its extreme malleability and peculiar fracture. 



Lastly, the vesicular structure of a portion of the surface. 



