Foote — New Meteoric Iron from West Australia. 391 



Art. XXXI. — Note on a New Meteoric Iron from Mount 

 Fdith, Ashburton District, West Australia ; by "W. M. 

 Foote. 



This meteorite was found April 20th, 1913, by Mr. James 

 Bourke of Boolaloo Station, Ashburton, W. A. Mr. Bourke 



Fig. 1. 



Fig. 1. 



Deeply pitted side. 



x 1/6 diameter. 



states that it was met with in the country schist, buried in an 

 upright position ; about five inches of the thinnest edge showed 

 above the surface. The locality is near Mount Edith, which is 

 situated in 116° 10' E. and 22° 30' S., being well within the 

 tropic of Capricorn. About 80 miles to the northwest is the 

 post town of Onslow and about 160 miles to the northeast is 

 another coast town, Boebourne. There is no record of other 

 meteoric finds nearer than that of the Boebourne iron 100 

 miles distant. For the foregoing data I am indebted to 

 Mr. Harry P. Woodward of Perth, W. A. The mass was 



