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ROCHESTER ACADEMY OF SCIENCE. 



[Dec. 12, 



equal to 2^ sho of rice. This would be about i^ cubic feet. There 

 were ten or more pieces of it which have been distributed about in 

 various places. 



(Signed) Sato Kenji, of Nota village, Iwate Prefecture." 



The specimen which I have received is 6^ ounces in weight. Its 



shape is an irregular triangle about 6)4 inches in its greatest (vertical) 



diameter, and about 5 inches thick (see figure). Two long patches an 



inch wide on either side of the mass are covered with crust ; the rest is 



Ki>F.N METEOKITE, nVO-THIRDS NATLRAL SIZE. 



broken surface, showing inner structure. The crust has the usual char- 

 acteristic pittings, very clearly indented, yet shallow. It is of a dull 

 blackish brown color, with a pebbled or grained appearance. Close 

 examination shows numerous shining metallic points,apparently of iron, 

 with reddish stains, doubtless due to the oxidation of these. This 

 surface shows clear signs of fusion, but there is x\o flow of the melted 



