262 BilOWN : CATALOGUE OF CALCUTTA METEORITE COLLECTION. 
Fell 1853, March 6 
SEOOWLIE. nciir Bettiali, Chain- 
paraii iJisLrict, Biliar, India. 
Stone. Crystalline chondrite, 
Ck. Greater part of a large 
stone, largely covered with 
cru.st. Interior dark greyi.sh- 
brovvn, with outlines of 
chondri and a few small 
grains of nickel-iron. The 
matrix is traversed by a 
branching sy.stem of cracks. 
Crust thin, dull to glossy 
brownish-black. Over the 
greater part of the surface 
it is smooth, but in other 
places it bears pits. Small 
globules of a brown viscous 
Uquid have exuded from the 
specimen. Reg. No. 184 (1) 
Large fragment with crust, not 
so su])erficially altered as the 
previous specimen. Interior 
firm, granular, speckled grey 
with very numerous well 
developed chondri. Crust 
thin, dull black, minutely 
cracked. Reg. No. 184 (2) . 
Slab with crust, polished and 
etched surfaces. The polished 
surfaces are of a dark 
greyish-black shade, the 
outlines of chondri and a few, 
very small, scattered metallic 
grains are visible. The 
fractured surfaces are stained 
a rusty brown and illustrate 
well the crystalline nature of 
the stone. Crust dull to 
glossy black. papillated. 
Reg. No. 184 (3a) 
Thick slab with crust, polished 
and fractured surfaces. Like 
previous specimen, but has 
a scoriaceous crust. Reg. 
No. 184 (.36) 
Thick slab with crust, polished 
and fractured surfaces. Like 
Weight in 
Grammes. 
3,442 
526 
159 
83 
