OBSERVATIONS OF LUMINOUS METEORS. 55 



This is equivalent to one atom of bronzite and one atom of olivine, 

 which he says, is ' a form of silicate that we might expect to find in 

 meteorites ' The nickel iron, as has already been stated, is abundant, 

 sometimes in large nodules of from 50 to 100 grammes. It displays the 

 Widmanstiittian figures beautifully, and possesses the following com- 



P°^^*^"° = T,..n 92-001 



. 7100 



Iron 



Nickel 



Cobalt 



Copper 



Phosphorus 



. 0-690 

 Blinute quantity 

 . 0-112 



99-903 



A careful examination for felspar and schreibersite was made, but with 

 a negative result. 



Found 1879, July 19.— Lick Creeh, Davison Co.' 



In this paper is given an engraving, actual size, and a short account of 

 a small metallic mass, weighing rather more than two pounds, and found at 

 the above date in Davison county. When found it was covered with a thick 

 scaly cmst of oxide. It weighs 1-24 kilogrammes or 23f ounces avoirdupois. 

 It is one of the rare class that do not show the Widmanstattian figures. 

 It contains iron, nickel, cobalt, and phosphorus. A complete analysis of the 

 meteorite is being prepared. It is the property of Prof. W. E. Hidden, of 

 the New York Academy of Sciences. Mr. Hidden has m his cabinet three 

 other nndescribed meteorites from the Southern States, one of which 

 weighs 1-45 kilogrammes, or 32^ oz. avoirdupois. 



1880, Februanj 18, early in the Morning .—KuritawaU-mura, Yosa-no-gori, 



Tango, Japan."^ 



An eye-witness of the fall of this stone states that in the early morning 

 he was washing his face, when he saw a ball of fire cross the sky from 

 north-east to south-west. He was much astonished when a small stone 

 fell before him from the sky. He caught it up and found it was very hot, 

 and gave forth a smell like that of gunpowder. The stone is about 1 2 mches 

 long and three-quarters of an inch wide, and weighs about 100 grams, 

 Troy. It is completely covered with a hard black glaze. It appears 

 to be a stone and not meteoric iron. 



The same correspondent mentions a meteoric stone of large size, pre- 

 served at Toji, which is said to have fallen from the heavens m ancient 

 times ; and reports another at Chionin. He also says : ' I learn that a 

 Btone of several pounds weight fell at Tamba a few years ago.' 



The same number of the ' Japan Gazette ' contains a short reference to 

 another aerolite. The mineral stone which fell some time ago at the front of 

 a gate of Iwata, of Takeda-mura, Yabe-gori, Tajima, with a brilliant light 

 and report, is about H sun thick and 9 suniu circumference, and weighs 

 about 200 momme. This stone has been sent to the Bureau of Agriculture 

 of the Home Department, and will be investigated by Prof. Kinch. 



1 Illustrated Scientific News, New York, March 15, 1880, iii. No. 6, pp. 62 and 66. 



2 The Japan Gazette, April 10, 1880. 



