120 
FIELD 
Date 
of Fall or Find. 
Found 1888, 
Fell 1807, 
Dec. 14, 
6:30 A. M. 
Known 1836. 
Fell 1795, 
Dec. 18, 
3:30 P. M. 
Recognized 
1858. 
Fell 1852, 
Jan. 23, 
4:30 P. M. 
Found 1884. 
Recognized 
1792, 
Fell 1897, 
Aug. l, 
10:30 A. M. 

CoLuMBIAN MuseumM—GEoLoGY, VoL. IL. 
NAME AND DESCRIPTION. 
Welland, Ontario, Canada. 
Iron. Medium octahedrite,Om. Segment, 11.5 
x 7.5 cm., showing etched and natural surfaces. 
Widmanstitten figures distinct and regular. 
Scattered grains of troilite are present. A 
marked tendency to octahedral cleavage is 
apparent. Cat. No., 132. 
Weston, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. 
Stone. Brecciated spherical chondrite, Ccb. 
Fragment with crust. The latter thin, dull- 
black. Interior divided into yellowish and 
bluish-gray portions distinctly separated in 
outline and color. The chondri, of which the 
mass is largely made up, give it the appear- 
ance of a fine conglomerate. Cat. No., 224. 
Small fragment. Cat. No., 223. 
Wichita County, Texas. 
Iron. Coarse octahedrite, Og. Etched section, 
18x27 cm. Shows coarse Widmanstitten fig- 
ures, nodules of troilite and scattered flakes of 
schreibersite. Cat. No., 41. 
Wold Cottage, Yorkshire, England. 
Stone. Veined white chondrite, Cwa. Three pol- 
ished chips, showing chondri and metallic 
grains, both coarse and fine. Cat. No., 215. 
Wooster, Wayne Co., Ohio. 
Iron. Medium octahedrite, Om. Etched frag- 
ment, showing typical octahedral figures. Cat. 
No., 494 
Yatoor, near Nellore, Madras, India. 
Stone. Spherical chondrite, Cc. Fragments 
from interior. Gray, with dark chondri and 
rusty iron grains. Cat. No., 259. 
Youndegin, Western Australia. 
Iron. Coarse octahedrite,Og. Full-sized, elon- 
gated slab, 10x 27 cm. , showing pittings, crust, 
polished and etched surface. The Widman- 
stitten figures are coarse, many of the plates 
being 15-2 cm. in thickness. They are also 
crossed bya series of finer plates nearly at 
right angles. Troilite and schreibersite are 
present. See Plate XX XVII. CatsiNo pie 
Zacatecas, Mexico. 
Iron. Brecciated octahedrite, Obz.. Thin frag- 
ment, etched. No Widmanstitten figures. 
Cat. No., 28. 
Zavid, Bosnia. 
Stone. Brecciated gray chondrite, Cgb. Frag- 
ment from interior of uniform gray color, with 
minute, shining metallic grains. Texture rather 
firm. One surface is slickensided and evi- 
dences of brecciation are seen in other por- 
tions. Cat. No., 548. 
Total number falls and finds - 
Total weight of collection : 
251 
2,289,786 grams 
Weight 
in grams, 
715.5 
1,396 
2.7 
1,087 
23.5 
