32 | -«* THE DENILIQUIN OR BARRATTA METEORITE. 
After prolonged digestion in strong hydrochloric acid, only 4rat é 
per cent. of the meteorite was found to be soluble. 7 
On an analysis of the whole, it was found to have the fh : 
ie 
Chemical composition. 
Silica , 40°280 
COPPOR oise Sev cctuninteide st ve fos ocnsonses el 
in absent 
14-966 
5» sSesquioxide 3°930 
a 1°843 
MR GORIENIE a8. o sv cacds sos bo ess chose ee eese traces 
Nickel 4219 
Cobalt _ traces 
Manganese monoxide............::0-e+ ++ ‘Ti 
Lime 1°400 
Magnesia 23°733 
Potash 1024 
“997 
1 SaaS 2-288 
PS Een conees ws o ‘617 
n traces 
Oxygen, by difference .........cs:s00++ 3°787 
ciel 
The alkalies were a by Prof. Lawrence Smith’s pro 
—. All —. tated as metallic iron at ext 
e, on phe of the difficulty of eee esti 
the Pe in the state, in the presence of p ide, su 
acid precipitated by ammonium molybdate in the usual way: . 
other constituents were eenscari after fusion with the 
carbonates of of potassium an and sodiu Jes. 
Another portion was crushed, and the flattened metallic ain 
separated by means of a fine sieve of nearly 8,000 holes per $4" 
tach; and err eve separately. to 
oe This metallic p 
pollen ciwtns= 
Analysis, 
Silica &., insolublein HCl. ......... 6°617 
Tron 9°851 
Nickel 7340 
Oxygen, &c. weverseseie saccve 5°521 
