A NEW METEORITE FROM NEW SOUTH WALES. 83 



ridged. These two irregular surfaces enclose a smooth one on 

 which are impressed the Widmanstatten figures. 



Specific Gravity. — The specific gravity is 7*853 at 16° G. Its 

 weight is 2053*7 grammes or 4 lbs. 8*43 ounces avoirdupois. 



How it probably struck the Earth. — It is only perhaps in excep- 

 tional cases that meteorites possess features that will permit of 

 any advancing of a theory in regard to the mode of impact with 

 the earth. In the case of this meteorite the furrow made by it 

 showed that it came from the north-west, also it must have struck 

 the earth at a very acute angle as proved by its shape, which 

 shows very little evidence of impact. 



The chief features of this meteorite are : — (a) Its new appear- 

 ance, for it looks as though it has been just taken from a mould 

 in an iron foundry, (b) There are no indications of slow oxidation 

 and where the skin has been broken off, the metal surface exposed 

 is just as though it had been polished, (c) The natural presence 

 of Widmanstatten figures. 



Professor Liversidge, m.a., ll.d., f.r.s., has kindly undertaken 

 to make a chemical investigation of this meteorite, the result of 

 which will be published later. 



