PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 

 VOL. 4., PP. 75-78, Plate 6. November 26, 1902. 



LIBRARY 

 NEW YORK 

 BOTANICAL 

 FRANCEVILLE METEORITE. QAROEN 



BY H. L PRESTON. 



(Read before the Academy, October 13th, 1902.) 



This meteorite was bought by Prof. F. W. Cragin, of Colorado 

 College, Colorado Springs, Colorado, from Mr. David Anderson 

 and wife, of Colorado Springs. The meteorite was found by Mr. 

 Anderson about twelve years ago on government land in El Paso 

 County, Colorado, one and one-half miles south-west of the home- 

 ranch of Skinner and Ashley, which is east of Franceville. In Mr. 

 Anderson's own words " It was totally above ground, and found no 

 signs of any other. When I found the meteorite I simply pushed it 

 with my foot, but found I could not move it. The following day I 

 went back with a wagon and got it to the ranch. I do not think 

 at the time the land was entered by anyone ; not near to any road. ' ' 



The meteorite from the time at which it was found until pur- 

 chased by Prof. Cragin was kept in the home of Mrs. Anderson in 

 Colorado Springs, half forgotten, and when Prof. Cragin called to see 

 it, was finally found beneath an old lounge. The meteorite entire 

 was purchased from Prof. Cragin by Ward's Natural Science Estab- 

 lishment, Rochester, N. Y. , in August, 1902. 



From its external form it is one of the most interesting of the many 

 meteorites that have been in their possession. It is a decidedly 

 flattened, rhombic pyramid with a somewhat sharp ridge extending 

 around the center of the mass on the four rhombic sides. The dimen- 

 sions of the mass in these directions are 21 x 23 c. m., with a thickness 

 of 1 1. 5 c. m. On one side of this central axis the pyramid projects 

 6 c. m., on the opposite side 5.5 c. m., as seen in figure 2, plate VI. 



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