On the remarkable similarity in chemical and mineral composition of chondritic meteoric stones

The observation of the striking similarity both in chemical and mineral composition of the Baroti, Wittekrantz, and St. Michel meteorites (see the preceding paper) suggested the idea of testing how far such a close relationship applied to other cbondritic meteoric stones.The practical identity in chemical composition of different meteoric stones has been often pointed out. For example, A. E. Nordenskiöld showed in the case of the stones of Erxleben, Lixna, Blansko, Ohaba, Pillistfer, Dundrum, Hessle, Orvinio, and Stäilldalen that the percentage chemical compositions differed very slightly if the proportions of the metals, silicon, &c., were considered instead of the oxides.