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42. Composition of meteoric stones.—The 
generally ascertained, that it is considered almost as an es- 
sential or invariable characteristic; Laugier, however, has 
given an analysis of the large stone which fell at Juvenas 
on the L5th June, 1821, in which he states the entire ab- 
presence of 
Nickel, as one of the ingredients of aerolites, has been so 
he 
seuce of Nickel, and the existence of a portion of cho as 
One hundred parts of the stone e attgrde d 
ilex, - 40: 3 = 
Be Oxide of ioe n, - - - + 2 23.8. i 
¢ Oxide of ‘manganese, - + 6.5 eee 
bg Alumine, - - - 10,4 
» ) Lime, - - - - - 9.2 
: Chrome, - - - eae © 
_. Magnesia, - - - - 8 
oe ulpbur, - ~ - - - Vo 
Potash, - - - - - 2 
Copper, peti - - - A 
Unavoidable loss, - - 3.0 
oss not accounted for - 4.8 
100.00 
A previous anaiva ‘of a meteoric stone which fell at Jon. s 
zac the 13th June 1819, afforded. this able chemist the same — 
results and confirmed him in the accuracy of - his examina- 
tion, Vaugquelin, also, who examined the aerolite of Juve- 
nas discovered no ni¢kel, but recognized the existence of 
chrome, as well as the other ingredients, stated by Laugier. 
The complete absence of nickel, and the almost entire 
disappearance of sulphur and magnesia, replaced by an a- 
undant quantity of lime and alumine, establish between 
th © meteoric stones and those which have been pre- 
viously nown, a very marked difference. 
Another example of the non existence of nickel occurs ia 
a stone which fell in Finland, on the 13th of December, 
1813, analy sed by I Nordenskiold, a pupil of Berzelius. 
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