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in the nature of the horizontal cleavage of the mass as contrasted 
with that which is vertical or oblique. 
The greatest diameter of the base P’ is 104 inches. 
From e tof measures 63 inches. 
(a3 “cc ‘4 te 
a toe ter «“ 5 « 
. tc to 6c 33 66 
“ce & to f 73 28 tc 
| ston 4 
eee LO. & 24 & 
3 ‘cs b to g €6 Ai «e 
The fragments which came from the chink ¢ are rich in chlo- 
| rine, deliquescing freely with chlorid of iron when exposed to a 
| moist state of the air; while the rest of the stone is quite free 
from this constituent, and precisely resembles the other stones of 
the locality already described. This difference of composition 
in one and the same stone is probably owing to the fact, that the 
fragments in question must have remained for a considerable 
time partially buried in the soil and have imbibed the chlorine 
rom thence; while the main mass being above ground and more 
protected by its coating was preserved from such an impregnation. 
5. Meteoric Stone of Waterloo, Seneca Co., N. Y.; fell in the 
summer of 1826 or 1827. 
Productions my opinion concerning its genuineness is of no value. 
Jud Watkins, however, is a gentleman of high respectability, 
Stone. My attention was directed to the subject in the following 
nner. A year or two ago, while showing 
Y Over a bin of wheat,—that the opening was made 
shingles where the roof-boards were about five inches 
a piece was split from the roof-board on one side), 
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