226 PETROLOGY. 



METEORITES, 



Anon. The Disco Iron Blocks. Iron, vol. vi. p. 552. 

 Notice of Meteorites in the Paris Geographical Exhibition (from La 

 Nature). 



Drasche, Dr. Reichard von. Ueber den Meteoriten von Lance. [The 

 Lance Meteorite.] Min. Mitt. Heft i. pp. 1-8 ; 4 plates. 



This meteorite was seen to fall near Lance, Canton of St. Amand 

 (Dep. Loire-et-Cher), on July 23, 1872. It was broken by the fall into 

 3 fragments. 5 smaller meteorites belonging to the same fall have 

 since been found. The structure of the Lance stone is chondritic. 

 The globules are white, dark grey, or black ; a great number of white 

 granules of olivine are present, and particles with metallic lustre are 

 found in the tufaceous matrix. The microscopic structure of the stone 

 is described in detail. Many of the globules are supposed to consist 

 principally of olivine ; others, with a finely fibrous excentric structure, 

 appear to be bronzite. Numerous isolated crystals of olivine, and here 

 and there bronzite crystals, are distributed through the ground-mass ; 

 magnetic pyrites and iron are common in all parts of the stone. A 

 chemical analysis by M. Daubree is cited from the Compt. Hend., 

 August 1872. F. W. E. 



Flight, Dr. Walter. A chapter in the History of Meteorites. Geol. 



Mag. dec. ii. vol. ii. pp. 16-30, 70-80, 115-123, 152-163, 214- 



226, 257-267, 311-323, 362-372, 401-412, 497-504, 548-560, 



589-608 ; plates iv., ix., xi., 3 woodcuts. 



Part I. (jives a description of all meteoric bodies that have been 



found or known to fall since Jan. 1, 1869, describing their chemical 



and physical characters, their ingredient minerals where determined, 



and any important phenomena accompanying descent. This extends 



to p. 269, the last fall described dating April 4, 1875. About 49 



cases are examined and described, some briefly, some at length. 



Part II. Gives a digest of memoirs and notices published from 1869-1875 



inclusive, referring to meteorites seen to fall or found prior to Jan. 1, 



1869, with such facts of history, investigations, and analyses as can be 



obtained. Contains many references. T. G. B. 



Glimhel, C. W. Ueber die Beschaff'enheit des Steinraeteoriten vom 

 Fall am 12. Feb., 1875, in der Grafschaft Iowa, N. A. [Constitu- 

 tion of the Meteorite of the fall on Feb. 12, 1875, in Iowa Co., 

 N. A.] Sitz. math.-pliys. Classe h. hay. Ak. Wiss. Bd. v. 

 pp. 313-330. 

 This iron fell on Aug. 1, 1835, but has not been fully described. It 

 is of elongated kidney-shape ; and the bright metal is exposed on parts 

 of the surface. This has not rusted; and the iron when cut and polished 



