REPORT OF NATIONAL MUSEUM, 1900. 



Boj/ctI, Wilson County, North Carolina. Stone. Weight, 9 grams. Fell May 24, 

 1892. Fragment. Crust dull hlack and ])a|>illated. (iround mass dark ash 

 gray and containing metallic grains and gray chondrules. Catalogue number, 

 51670. Gift of B. E. Barnes. 



Braliin, Minsk, Russia. Pallasite. Weight, 14 grams. Found 1810. Fragment of 

 the iron matrix from which all the stony matter lias disappeared. Catalogue 

 number, 47741. 



\\'eight, 5.13 grams. Fragment of iron matrix from which the stony matter 

 has disappeared. The Shepard Collection, No. 118. 



Braunmi, Haujitmannsdorf, Bohemia, Austria. Iron. Weight, 7.35 grams. Fell 

 July 14, 1847, 3.45 a. m. Fragment. Catalogue number, 46511. 



Rectangular section containing troilite nodule. Etched surface shows a net- 

 work of fine lines. Weight, 14.5 grams. The Shepard Collection, No. 45. 



Bremervorde (Gnarrenburg), Hanover, Germany. Stone. Weight, 12 grams. Fell 

 May 13, 1855. Crust brownish black. Ground mass dark ash gray, containing 

 gray chondrules and few metallic grains. Catalogue number, 48432. 



Brniham, Kiowa County, Kansas. Stony iron. Weight, 720 grams. Found 1890. 

 (a) Mass having one surface polished; structure porous, having the sponge-like 

 j)ores filled with olivine, (b) Section; the metallic matrix contains nodules of 

 olivine and troilite. Catalogue numbers, (a) 49073, gift of George F. Kunz; (b) 

 51347, gift of Roliert Hay. 



AVeight, 430 grams. Found 1890. Polished slice showing a sponge-like 

 metallic niatrix with olivine filling the cavities. The Shepard Collection, 

 No. 120. 



Burfinijloii, Coojierstown, (itsego County, New York. Iron. Weight, 76.87 grams. 

 Plowed up before 1819. Fragment, one surface etched showing Widtnan- 

 stiittiasi figures. Catalogue numl)er, 46064. 



Two i)ieces — larger one showing original surface. One face etched. Weight, 

 1,503.3 grams. Smaller one containing drill liole. Etched on three faces. 

 Weight, 1,528.3 grams. The Shepard Collection, No. 19. 



Bmtee, Goruckpur, India. Stone. Weight, 0.2 gram. Fell December 2, 1852. 

 Fragment. The Shepard Collection, No. 176. 



Butier, Bates County, Misaauri. Iron. Weight, 270 grams. Found 1874. Section 

 7.5 by 5.5 by 1.1 cm. One surface polished, showing troilite nodule. Cata- 

 logue number, 47337. 



Section showing original surface. Etched face shows comb-like markings 

 made \\\i of fine lines. AVidmanstiittian figures very distinct. Minute nodules 

 of troilite are scattered over the surface. AVeiglit, 391 grams. The Shepard 

 Collection, No. 86. 



£ute«ro, Goruckpur, India. Stone. Weight, 11 grams. Fell May 12, 1861. Frag- 

 ment with crust; ground mass stained deep brown from oxidation of metallic 

 particles. Catalogue number, 47334. 



Fragment with crust and polished surface. Metallic grains present in large 

 amount. Olivine chondrules 1 mm. in diameter. Weight, 7.83 grams. The 

 Shepard Collection, No. 190. 



Cahezii dc Muijo, Murcia, Spain. Stone. Weight, 13.7 grams. Fell August 18, 1870. 

 Fragment from interior. The Shepard Collection, No. 210. 



Cabin Creek, Johnson County, Arkansas. Iron. Weight, 34 grams. Fell March 27, 

 1886. Irregularly shaped fragment showing octahedral cleavage. Catalogue 

 number, 47183. 



Cam/j?va (Lockport), Niagara County, New York. Iron. Weight, 155 grams. Found 

 1818 (?). Slice polished and etched; shows Widmanstattian figures and troilite 

 nodules. Catalogue number, 47361. 



Etched slabs, containing large nodule of troilite. Etch figures coarse and ap- 

 l)roximately square. The Shepard Collection, No. 37. 



