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either because a degree of doubt hangs over their meteoric ori- 
gin, or for the reason that they have suffered artificial alteration, 
or been too largely exposed to terrestrial decomposition. 
CLASSIFICATION OF METEORITES. 
’ f  Sub-Class 1. Ord. Ist. Feldspathic. 
i Eucaitic. Cuntains one or more species of 
E Crystalline: earthy in- feldspar. 
4 dividuals distin et. Ord. 2nd. “Augitic 
: (Evxpizos, distinct.) Contains augite. 
(Ord. Ist. Psammitic. (Wappos, 
nd. 
Has the cheat of sandstone. 
lees II. Ord. 2nd. Hovwar. 
ae a SCRITIC, Compa actly m massive 
Earthy —— { Ord. 3rd. Oohiti 
ian ne in With oatifie grains, 
wee. (avexpvos,indiatinct) Ord. 4th. Porphyritic. 
Sub-porphyritic 
Sew 5th. Basaltic. 
Trappean 
and a (Aran6s, soft.). 
wee —— Il. 
HRACIC. Ord, org sintaene (a, privative 
Black (Avdpa, coal.) anos, firm.) 
\ 
o if b Class T. , 
4 CLASS II. bsg LITHIC, re uae ing ae 
E LITHOSIDERITES, | More than half stone 
; Stone and iron, (TlAgwov, an ) xs — “ound — 
§ mixed. 4 
(Acdos & Zrdxpos, Sub- — * Ord. Ist. — (Miyrip:, to 
; iron.) EIOL 
; Less than if i ( Stone and | iron much mixed. 
E (Mawr, less.) 
3 Sub-Class I. 
PsaTuaric. Ist. Chalyptic. (Xarvy, steel.) 
Brittle. or brit- go like, 
(Ord. Ist. Agram 
Without ‘iar when etched. 
ie Ord. 2nd. Sporagramm: 
: CLASS III. With rst Hie 
r SIDERITES. — < Ord. 3rd. ic. 
Chiefly iron. papery Lines ery ry small 
Ord. 4th. 
Saeea aaa: 
Ord. Sth. Me, cen 
ines coarse aT 
Ord. 6th. Teeniastic. Cig 
Banded. 
te aiaeta 4 
igh.) 
