0. C. Farrington — JSfew Pennsylvania Meteorite. 351 



point would indicate a rending of the mass in the air like that 

 shown by one of the Glorieta Mountain individuals. 



On account of oxidation the mass as a whole presents a 

 generally rusty brown color with spots of a green incrustation, 

 due doubtless to the formation of some nickel salt. The 

 undecomposed nickel-iron is easily cut by a file, but is not 

 malleable owing to a well-developed laminated structure. Under 



Fig. 1. 



Fig. 1. Shrewsbury meteorite— 3/5 nat. size. 



the hammer, therefore, it is inclined to crumble. Plates 

 of bronze-yellow, flexible, magnetic tsenite can be easily sepa- 

 rated both from the decomposed and undecomposed nickel-iron. 



Analysis of the meteorite by Dickman and Mackenzie of 

 Chicago gave the following result : 



Fe Ni Co S P 



90-84 8-80 tr. -01 -29 = 99 94 



Sections of the meteorite show a firm, homogeneous interior 

 with little or no disintegration. Broad, straight lamellae 

 almost entirely prevail. These lamellae average a little over 



