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METEORIC IRON. 
R. H. C. HOVEY, in an article in the Sczentific American of August 29th, says: 
“A remarkable paper was read at the Washington meeting of the A. A. A. S. 
rof. A. E. Foote, of Sy sea ae describing a new locality for meteoric 
- iron, near Galion Diablo, Arizona, fragments of which contained diamo pitt eee eee 
southeast... . ctly in line, but about two miles southeast, were found two 
a ses, one wei pounds and the other 201 poun hich were on 
yeaa opin both of them deeply pitted and the larger one perforated in three places 
out 200 pounds of angular oxidized fragments, also of meteoric origin, were 
found near the base of the crater, a few of which showed a greenish stain from oxi- 
dized nickel. 2... A fragment of a mass weighing 40 pounds was examined by 
= of. G. A. Koenig, who found it to be extremely hard, a diay and a half being taken 
making a section. An emery wheel was ruined in trying to polish the section. 
This = = see inspection of certain exposed cavities, where small black Sega oe 
Were onid.: .. =: The fact of special interest may be accepted as pr roved,—tha 
di ondi have been found in meteoric fragments. The specimens were hi 
examined by the geologists present at the reading of Prof. Foote’s paper, and w ile 
there were many opinions expressed as to the so-called “crater, ” and as to its relation 
to the meteor, none doubted the genuineness of the diamonds.’ 
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MINERALS, NEW ARRIVALS. 
ing the past year over 20 tons of choice minerals, includi ing a number of new 
species discovered by Prof. A. E. Foote and others, have been received. The most 
f these were collected by Prof. Foote or men Sacha y him when visiting the 
fexalities in Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, etc. 
The preceding year Prof. Foote visited the best localities in Africa, Greece, Sicily, 
Italy, Spain, England, and other parts of Europe. The facilities given hi 
exhibit and store in Paris during the exposition of 1889 were unequaled for exchanges 
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