CATALOGUE OF METEORITE COLLECTION. 683 



EstherviUe, Emmet County, Iowa. Stony iron. Weight, (a) 292 grams; (b) 96 

 grams. Fell May 10, 1879, 5 p. m. (a) Stony fragment; weight, 145 grams. 

 Fragment showing peckhamite, weight 82 grams. Nine masses, weight 65 grams, 

 consisting chiefly of metal, and ranging in size from that of a pea to that of a 

 walnut; their surfaces show rounded knobs, jjartly steel white and partly steel 

 blue to black in color. (b) 31 small fragments. Catalogue numbers, (a) 

 20282, gift of C. P. Birge; (b) 46,072. 



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. 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 w^th nickel iron. Two masses of 

 chassignite. The Shepard Collection, No. 121. 



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

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

 Collection, No. 121. 



Farmington, Washington County, Kansas. Stone. Weight, 489 grams. Fell June 

 25, 1890, 1 p. m. Mass having the appearance of a dark -gray dolerite. Crust 

 smooth, showing scales or blisters in spots. Ground mass containing black 

 chondrules; also white radiated chondrules and l^ronze-yellow metallic grains. 

 The Shepard Collection, No. 242. 



Fayette County, Texas. Stone. Weight, 247 grams. Found 1878. Two fragments. 

 One, weight 137 grams, with a polished surface containing a black vein; another, 

 weight 110 grams. Both show crust, somewhat decomposed, but with character- 

 istic pittings. Ground mass fine grained, compact; greenish brown. Catalogue 

 number, 47912. Gift of Ward and Howell. 



Felix, Perry County, Alabama. Stone. Weight, 1,881.77 grams. Fell May, 1900. 

 Complete individual. Crust surface dull black in blebs and swellings and 

 indented with l)road shallow pits. Ground mass dark ash-gray, fine grained, 

 and containing numerous small chondrules which vary but little in color from 

 the ground mass. No metallic veins are visible to the unaided eye. Catalogue 

 number, 84744. (See Plate 4.) 



Fisher, Polk County, Minnesota. Stone. Weight, 1,311.164 grams. Fell April 9, 

 1894. Complete individual of an irregular shape; surface completely covered 

 with a dull black, somewhat papillated, and much pitted crust. Catalogue 

 number, 84375. 



Floyd Mountain, Indian Valley Township, Pulaski County, Virginia. Iron. Weight 

 8 grams, Found 1887. Drillings. Catalogue number, 51849. 



Forest City, Leland, Winnebago County, Iowa. Stone. Weight, 127 grams. Fell 

 May 2, 1890, 5.15 p. m. (a) Catalogue number, 49095. Gift of George F. Kunz. 

 (b) Catalogue number, 49097. Gift of J. P. Dolliver. Fragment with crust. Sur- 

 face indented with broad, shallow, and conical pittings. Ground mass ash gray 

 with coarse and fine metallic grains and containing chondrules. (c) Catalogue 

 mnnber, 51986. Complete individual covered with thick dull-black crust and 

 surface indented with broad, shallow, and conical pittings; also fragment showing 

 interior. 



Forsyth, Monroe County, Georgia. Stone. Weight, 9.50 grams. Fell May 8, 1829, 

 3.30 p. m. Two fragments; one with (;rust and one from interior. The Shepard 

 Collection, No. 156. 



Fort Duncan, Maverick County, Texas. Iron. Weight, 116 grams. Found 1882. 

 Slab, one surface etched. Etching develops Neumann lines as a network on a 

 granular or stippled ground; small grains of troilite are seen. The Shepard 

 Collection, No. 96. 



