NO. 5 



HEXAHEDRITES — HENDERSON 



23 



72» 70" GQ" 66" 



Fig. S. — Geographic distribution of hexahedrites in table 7. 



Ten octahedrites are known from northern Chile, but twelve came 

 from Georgia and South Carolina. The conspicuous difference be- 

 tween the two areas is in the stony meteorites. All six of the stony 

 meteorites from this part of the United States were observed falls, 

 while the one stone from northern Chile was a find. This difference 

 may be due to the fact that the population density of the Chilean area 

 is far lower than in our two states, obviously making it easier for a 



Table 8. — Comparison of areas in which hexahedrites are abundant. 



Area in 

 square miles 



Northern Chile.... 60,000 



Georgia 59,000 



South Carolina.... 31,000 



