﻿Dana and Penfield — Undescribed Meteoric Stones. 229 



The molecular ratio of the silica to bases in the soluble por- 

 tion is 1:1*72, so that besides the olivine the glassy portion is 

 probably here included. The composition of the insoluble part 

 implies that it is made up largely of bronzite with a little 

 plagioclase. Among the stones in the Yale College collection 

 that from Chantonnay seems to bear the closest resemblance to 

 this new stone. 



2. Meteorite from Cape Girardeau^ Missouri. 



This Missouri meteorite has waited just forty years for 

 public description. It became the property of the Yale Mu- 

 seum several years ago, having been purchased from Dr. Otto 

 Lugger of Baltimore, to whom we are indebted for the facts in 

 regard to its history. The stone wa3 obtained by Dr. Lugger 

 when he was residing in St. Louis, about the year 1875, from 

 an acquaintance, by the name of Padberg, whom he had em- 

 ployed to collect for him various objects in natural history, 

 minerals and so on. According to Padberg's statement, the 

 meteorite had formed part of his mineral collection since 1847. 

 It was provided with a label which stated that it fell at 3 

 o'clock on the afternoon of August 14th, 1846, accompanied 

 by a loud report, upon a small farm belonging to an English- 

 man by the name of William Free. This farm lay some 7-J- 

 miles south of Cape Girardeau in southeastern Missouri. The 

 meteorite was given to Padberg by Free in 1847. It was stated 

 further that the meteorite broke upon its fall into three pieces, 

 two of which form the mass here described, and the third was 

 polished and presented by Dr. Lugger three years ago to Pro- 

 fessor Uhlberg. 



The account of the history of the stone, of which the above 

 is an abstract, is so complete and circumstantial as to make it 

 appear worthy of confidence, notwithstanding the many years 

 which have passed since the stone fell. 



The stone, when it became the property of the Museum here, 

 consisted of two parts weighing together 2,058 grams. These 

 two portions fitted closely together, and the fractured surface 

 between them was fresh except for the oxidation of the iron. 

 The general shape of the stone is roughly rectangular with 

 dimensions of 12x10x10 centimeters. The surface is smooth 

 with no sharp edges nor angular projections. On one side, the- 

 crust, which is rather thick, shows with remarkable distinctness 

 the lines of flow diverging from what was probably the pro- 

 jecting point in its flight through the air ; on what was pre- 

 sumably the rear side the crust is thicker, rather rough and 

 somewhat cellular or slag-like. One portion of the surface is 

 simply blackened over without having a distinct crust, as if a 

 part had been broken off shortly before it struck the ground. 

 The general color of the fresh surface is light gray except as it 



