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exposure to the elements, showing that the fall is not recent, 

 and that the original mass was made of ciwstalline iron as well 

 as of iron filled with crystals of olivine ; in other words, the 

 masses show two distinct groups. Of these, the 345-pound 

 and the 75-ponnd ones are nickeliferous iron of highly octahe- 

 dral structure and cleavage, and are caillites, while the others 

 are meteoric iron containing olivine, and belong to the group 

 known as pallasites. 



The largest mass, a pallasite, weighs 466 pounds, or 211-8] 8 

 kilos. It is thick, slightty flattened, triangular in form, some- 

 what heart-shaped, and measures through the longest part 61 

 centimeters, or 24-§- inches ; across the widest part 48 centime- 

 ters, or 19 inches ; and in .the thickest part, 37 centimeters, or 

 14^ inches. It is covered with large indentations measuring 

 10x6x3 centimeters. The coating is more or less oxidized, but 

 the olivine is perceptible in all parts of the mass. The dimen- 

 sions of the 345 pound mass [158*818 kilos] are 60x37x29 cen- 

 timeters, or 23fxl4^-xll|- inches. It is slightly arch-shaped, is 

 an iron with many pittings, and shows the characteristic mag- 

 netic oxide of iron crust. The 219-pound mass [99 -535 kilos] 

 measures 51x41x26 centimeters [20-|xl6^xl0^ inches; in form 

 like a three-sided pyramid. The 211-pound mass [95-909 kilos] 

 is somewhat rounded, with a circular depression on one side. 



There are two masses weighing 125 pounds [58*863 kilos] 

 and 54-96 pounds [25-084 kilos] respectively. The 101 '5-pound 

 mass [46-136 kilos] is almost round, measuring 35x26x27 cen- 

 timeters [13fxl0ixl0f inches]. The exterior is evenly pitted, 

 and the center of each pitting is occupied by an olivine crys- 

 tal. The 75-pound one [34-09 kilos] is an iron, and measures 

 32x22-|-xl5 centimetres [12-^x8^x5|- inches], in shape like a 

 pear or ham covered with pittings. The crust has been 

 changed somewhat by weathering. The 71'5 pound mass 

 [32-485 kilos] measures 27x23x22 centimeters [10£x9x8f 

 inches]. It is a jagged, irregular square, and shows olivine 

 crystals all over the exterior. The 60-pound mass [27*272 

 kilos] measures 36x21x17 centimeters [14-§-x8x6f- inches]. It 

 is an elongated, rounded piece, with one large flat side show- 

 ing large spaces filled with olivine. The 40-pound [18-181 

 kilos] measures 22x21x13 centimeters [8-|x8|-x5|- inches], of 

 irregular shape, with one large projecting point. The 36- 

 pound mass [16-363 kilos] measures 22x22x16 centimeters 

 [8|-x8^x6J inches. It is a flattened spheroid, containing some 

 olivine, but almost entirely iron, showing large pittings like 

 the 75-pound or the 345-pound masses. 



There are seventeen or eighteen small masses weighing 18, 

 12, 7, 6, 5, 3 and 1 pounds respectively, and a few weighing 

 only one ounce each. The 211 and 6 pound masses belong to 



