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nie Teaib orien: NAME AND DESCRIPTION. 
Described Beaconsfield, Victoria Colony, Australia. 
1887. Iron. Coarse octahedrite, Og. Etched section 
showing distinct Widmanstatten figures. Con- 
tains two troilite nodules each rimmed by 
schreibersite. Cat. No., 499. 
Found 1866. | Bear Creek, Jefferson Co., Colorado. 
Iron. Fine octahedrite, Of. Fragment showing 
crust. Octahedral cleavage well displayed. 
Cat. No., 88. 
Thin slab, etched. Well marked Widmanstat- 
ten figures, the plates of taenite being very 
distinct: -Cat.No,, ou; 
Fell 1893, Beaver Creek, West Kootenai District, British 
May 26, Columbia. 
3:30 P. M. Stone. Crystalline spherical éhondrite, Cck. 
Fragment, with crust. Interior, dark-gray, 
made up of small, glassy chondri, and fine me- 
tallic grains. Cat. No., 352. 
Like previous specimen. Crust, dull-black, 
about .3 mm. thick. «Cat. No 36a: 
Found 1784. | Bemdego, Bahia, Brazil. 
Iron. Coarse octahedrite, Og. Scalings from 
crust, Showing magnetite. Cat. No, 3. 
Slab, 8x 17 cm., showing natural and etched sur- 
faces. The etched surface exhibits a coarsely 
crystalline structure with imperfect Widman- 
statten figures. Cat. No., 5. 
Etched slab, 9x 23 cm., showing imperfect Wid- 
manstatten figures, elongated nodules of troi- 
lite and a group of schreibersite inclusions. 
Cato .6- 
Fell 1798, Benares, Bengal, India. 
Deen 19, Stone. Spherical chondrite, Cc. Powder, show- 
SPM: ing crust and individual chondri. Cat. No., 216. 
Fragment, with crust. One surface polished, 
showing scattered metallic grains. Cat. No., 
217. 
Fell 1811, Berlanguillas, Burgos, Spain. 
July 8, Stone. Veined intermediate chondrite, Cia. Pol- 
8 P.M. ished fragment. Texture firm. Abundant 
metallic grains. Cat. No., 492. 
Fell 1848, Bishopville, Sumter Co.,South Carolina. 
March 25. Stone. Veined chladnite, Chla. Fragment from 
interior. Light-gray, with white nodules of the 
chladnite of Shepard. Rusty brown spots 
show the presence of metallic grains. Cat. 
No., 251. 
Like previous specimen, but showing vitreous 
crust. VatsNo., 252: 
Fragment of chladnite. Cat. No., 253. 
Weight 
in grams. 
413 
43.5 
19 
1,132 
855 
a7 
5.0 
