

50 FIELD CoLumMBIAN MusrEumM—GEOLOoGY, VOL. I. 
AEROLITES OR STONE METEORITES. 
ne of Fall ot Find. NAME AND DESCRIPTION. Bact 
Fell 1808, Stannern, Iglau, Moravia. 
229 | May 22, Fragment from interior. Light-gray. Structure 
6 A, M. coarse-granular, not chondritic. (W.) 7.5 
226 Fragment withcrust; the latter glossy-black, veined. 
: Interior greenish-black, brecciated. Shows one 
large grain of troilite. W.) 23.5 
ra | *Fragment from interior, similar to No. 225. (W.) 1.5 
Fell 1810, Mooresfort, Tipperary, Ireland. 
228 | Aug., 12 M. Fragment with crust. Crust black, somewhat 
shining. Interior, compact, ash-gray.. Shows 
coarse, metallic grains and white chondri. (K ) 7 
Fell 1810, Charsonville, near Orleans, Loiret, France. 
229 | Nov. 23, Fragment from interior. Light-gray, with rusty- 
LSGcP Sn brown spots, due to the oxidation of the abun- 
dant metallic grains. (W.) 22 
93() Thin chip, polished. Like previous specimen, but 
traversed by a delicate, black vein. (W.) 2 
Fell 1812, Erxleben, Magdeburg, Prussia. 
231 | Apr. 15, Fragment from interior. Dark-gray, compact, 
4P.M. made up of siliceous grains with a vitreous lustre, 
and numerous fine, metallic grains. (W.) 2.5 
Fell 1812, Chantonnay, Vendée, France. 
232 | Aug. 5, Thin chip, highly polished. Almost black, with 
2A. M. few metallic grains. Structure not discernible 
meégascopically. (W.) 2 
Fell 1813, Limerick, Adare, Ireland. 
233 | Sept. 10, Thin chip, polished. Dark-gray, with thickly dis- 
6 A. M. tributed rusty iron flakes. (W.) 1.5 
| Fell 1814, | Alexejewka, Bachmut,Ekaterinoslav, Russia. 
234 | Sept. 15, Fragment with crust and polished surface. Crust 
Noon. dull- black. Interior light-gray, with a few rusty 
grains, (W.) 12 
Fell 1814, Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France. 
1200 | Sept.*5, Fragment from interior, showing white chondri 
Noon. and metallic grains distributed through a darker 
ground mass. (W.) 0.5 
Fell 1819, Politz. near Gera, Reuss, German y,. 
236 | Oct. 13, Fragment from interior. Dark gray, with metallic 
8 A. M. grains. - (W.) 0.5 
Fell 1821, Juvinas, Ardeche, France. 
23% | June 15, Three fragments from interior. Dark-gray. Structure 
3:30 P. M. not well defined. No metallic grains visible.(W ) 12 
Fell 1825, Nanjemoy, Charles Co., Maryland. 
238 | Feb. 10, Fragments from interior. Light-gray, fine-grained, 
12 M. somewhat friable. Metallic particles thickly 
distributed. (W.) 0.5 
