A NEWLY FOUND METEORITE FROM ADMIRE, LYON 
COUNTY, KANSAS. 
By George P. Merrill, 
Head Curator of Geology. 
Concerning the fall of the meteorite here described, little if any- 
thing is definitely known, the material being plowed up in a very badly 
oxidized condition, indicating that it had laid for a long time in the 
soil. A correspondent informs me that some thirty years ago a 
meteorite was seen to fall in the vicinity, but nothing was found at 
the time. It is possible that this may be the material, for certainly 
its condition would indicate that it must have been exposed for many 
years. 
The first piece found was plowed up by Mr. W. Davis, of Admire, 
Kansas, about ten years ago, the original mass weighing some 12 or 
15 pounds. This was all broken up and lost, with the exception of 
some 432 grams obtained by the United States National Museum. 
In addition to these there were obtained three masses weighing, 
respectively, 2,048, 5,1:60, and 6,720 grams. There is known to be in 
existence another oxidized mass weighing upward of 7,000 grams. 
It is safe to assume that not less than 30,000 grams must at some time 
have been in existence, though the total weight can never be accurately 
ascertained. 
The distribution of the pieces found, together with their corre- 
sponding weights, so far as I have been able to gather them, was as 
follows: 
Town- 
ship. 
Range. 
Section. 
Weight. 
Grams. 
16 
12 
35 
6, 725 
16 
12 
36 
7,280? 
16 
12 
25 
2,048 
16 
12 
14 
432 
16 
17 
1 
5,460 
On casual inspection the masses found have the appearance of ordi- 
nary limonite segregations and nothing to suggest their meteoric origin. 
(See Plate L.) The specimens are deeply fissured. On breaking a 
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