CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF METEORITES. 
Date 
Now | of Fall or Find. NAME AND DESCRIPTION. 

Found 1887. | Crab Orchard, near Rockwood, Cumberland Co., 
66 Tren nes s’¢ e. 
Iron-stone. Mesosiderite, M. From Mass No.1. 
Thin slab showing natural and etched surfaces. 
The metallic grains are small and about evenly 
distributed, except for three large nodules, one 
of which, having a diameter of 1.5 cm., shows 
well-marked Widmanstatten figures. The 
metallic portion serves as a matrix to hold the 
siliceous grains. Cat. No., 184. 
Mass No. 2. Complete individual. The crust is 
reddish-brown and cracked in several places. 
No well-marked pits are seen. Cat. No., 185. 
Part of Mass No. 3. One-half of the original 
find, with natural and polished surface, 12x13 
cm. General structure like No. 184, but the 
specimen shows a larger proportion of the 
non-metallic minerals, and these occur occa- 
sionally in large nodules. Cat. No., 186. 
From Mass No.3. Large segment, 17x26 cm., 
showing natural and polished surfaces. Cat. 
No., 187. 
Segment from Mass No. 1, showing natural and 
polished surfaces. Structure like No. 184. 
Cat. No., 374. 
Irregular fragment, one surface polished. Metal- 
lic grains small and evenly distributed. Cat. 
No., 336. 
Found 1854. | Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia. 
67 Iron. Coarse octahedrite, Og. Irregular frag- 
ment, much decomposed. A portion altered 
to limonite. Silvery plates of taenite are 
numerous through the mass. Cat. No., 68. 
Cleaved fragment, octahedral structure promi- 
nent. Cat. No., 69. 
(Yarra Yarra River.) 
Thin slab showing natural and etched surface. 
Crystalline structure is indicated on the etched 
surface, but no distinct Widmanstatten figures 
are Shown. Cat. No., 70. 
Cross Timbers, see Red River. 
There are three “Cross Timbers” in Texas, 
occurring in Denton, Harris, and Johnson 
counties respectively. None of these is near 
the locality 32° 7’ N. and 95° 10’ W., at which 
this meteorite is reported to have been found. 
It is true this locality is a long distance from 
the Red River as well, but this name has 
historic usage. 
Found 1877. | Dalton, Whitfield Co., Georgia. 
e 68 Iron. Medium octahedrite, Om. Thin, etched 
section showing coarse, typical Widmanstatten 
figures and crust. Cat. No., 110. 

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