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over with well-impressed marks which, in places, show some signs of 
exfoliation due to surface oxidation, and similar appearances are met with 
on the top and bottom. Fig. 7 indicates very clearly that the meteorite 
must have been a portion of a larger mass, and the sharp line at the top, 
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Fig. 8. Actual size. 23 cm. across longest diameter. 
and the irregular line running across the surface look very much as though 
the mass had been torn violently from another piece. The extreme length 
is 38 cm., and thickness 23 cm., and the weight about 50 kilogrammes. 
The whole mass is very soft externally, and can be easily indented with 
a blow of a hammer, and can even be cut with a knife, but there are 
portions of great hardness. 
