DESCRIPTION OF THREE NEW METEORITES. 



Nelson County (Ky.) Meteorite. 



This came into my possession in the month of July, 1860, 

 being obtained from a plowed field, where it may have laid for 

 a considerable length of time. 



It is a flattened mass of tough metal, a little scaly at one 

 corner, being seventeen inches long, fifteen inches broad, and 

 seven inches in the thickest part, shelving off like the back 

 of a turtle, and weighs one hundred and sixty-one pounds. 



It is free from any large proportion of thick rust, conse- 

 quently showing no indication of chlorine. On analysis the 

 following constituents were found in one hundred parts, No. 1 

 in the table below: 



1 2 3 



Iron 93.10 90.12 91.12 



Nickel 6.11 8.72 7.82 



Cobalt 41 .32 .43 



Phosphorus... 05 .10 .08 



Copper trace. trace. trace. 



99.67 99.26 99.45 



Marshall County (Ky.) Meteorite. 

 A piece of this meteorite was sent to me from Marshall 

 County, in this state. I have not yet seen the entire mass, 

 which is said to weigh fifteen pounds, and to be scaly in struc- 

 ture. It has the usual characteristics of meteoric iron, as seen 

 from the analysis No. 2. 



Madison County (N. C.) Meteorite. 

 This meteorite was presented to me in the year 1854 by 

 Hon. T. L. Clingman, of North Carolina. It came from Jewel 

 Hill, Madison County, of that state. There is a great deal of 

 thick rust on the surface, with constant deliquescence from 

 chloride of iron. Its form and surface indicate that it is entire. 

 Its dimensions are 7x6x3 inches, with a number of indenta- 

 tions. Its weight is eight pounds thirteen ounces. Its com- 

 position is given in the analysis No. 3. 



