236 BROWN : CATALOGUE OF CALCUTTA METEORITE COLLECTION. 
TERRESTRIAL IRONS. 
The following iiative irons of terrestrial origin are catalogued here because they 
are closely related in composition to iron meteorites : — 
Date of 
Fall or Find. 
Name and Description. 
Weight in 
Grammes. 
Found 1870 
OVIFAK (FORTUNE BAY), Disco 
Islands, West Greenland. 
Mass of rusting and decom- 
l)osing iron. Reg. No. 75 . 
1861 .... 
UPERNAVIK, North-West Green- 
land. 
A small piece of iron said to 
have been obtained together 
with 7 or 8 similar pieces, 
from an Esquimau, by Dr. 
Kane on his expedition in 
search of Sir John Franklin. 
Reg. No. 4 . . . 
0-5 
Known 1873 
SANTA CATHARINA, Rio San 
Francisco do Sul, Brazil. This 
iron is regarded by most mineralo- 
gists as jjrobably of terrestrial 
origin. While its true nature is 
in doubt it seems best to classify 
it as terrestrial. 
Spheroidal mass, apparently 
comi)letely altered to a 
yellowish- brown Jimonite. 
Part of the surface is pitted 
by decay. Reg. No. 205 . 
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