C. U. Shepard on New Localities of Meteoric Iron. 329 
4, Meteoric Iron? from Long creek, Jefferson Co., Tennessee. 
This iron was forwarded to me by Judge J. Peck of Oakland, 
_ East Tennessee, (to whom we owe the discovery of the Cosby 
Creek iron, and that from Green county in the same state) with 
the following remarks respecting its discovery. “It was found 
on Long creek, Jefferson county, a few miles north of the mouth 
of Chucky creek. Before I got possession of it (which was acci- 
dental) it had fallen into the hands of a young vulean, who 
would try its metal, as you see. I regret its being disfigured : 
but I have saved all I could. Near the same place, another piece 
was picked up, of which, however, I possess a mere fragment ; 
but it appears to be quite identical with the specimen | send. 
The pieces are described to me as being of about the same size 
and not unlike in figure. The family who made the discovery, 
rmed to me, when I visited the locality, that there was a vein 
of it, and that wagon loads could be picked up. But the creek 
re the vein was said to be, was too high. I made a liberal 
offer for all they could find and bring to me, in an unaltered con- 
dition; but I hear of no more. Feb. 7, 1853.” 
‘he mass sent, weighed about two and a half pounds, and had 
an oval flattened form, much like a thick, freshwater bivalve 
Shell. It is somewhat flattened on one side, and presents a broad 
fractured surface on éhe side, as if it had been broken from a 
arger mass. ‘The natural outside is somewhat undulating and 
pitted, and bears some marks of having been heated and ham- 
lamellar structure. This coating moreover, often penetrates by 
little irregular veins, for half an inch or more, into the substance 
Ol the mass. ; 
It breaks with difficulty; at first, slightly flattening under the 
ammer. The fresh fracture shows no bright metallic points. 
It presents a granular surface, much resembling certain rather fine 
grained blackish chlorites, or some varieties of graphite. Here 
and there throughont its mass, are noticeable rounded globules of 
Metal from jth to 1th of an inch in diameter. These are quite 
Smooth externally ; and when detached from their bedding, leave 
behind a smooth corresponding cavity. he material of the 
globules does not differ sensibly from the rest of the mass, except 
in being rather finer grained. 
pecific gravity 7:43. When polished, it presents a dark 
