Summary: The Molteno meteorite was seen to fall in South Africa in 1953. It is a howardite, with pyroxene varying from En₇₆Fs₂₂Wo₂ to En₃₈Fs₅₈Wo₄ and then to En₃₃Fs₂₆Wo₄₁. Also present are twinned plagioclase (An 84·4%) and small quantities of olivine (Fa 12%), troilite, nickel-iron (Ni 4%), ilmenite, and an aluminian chromite with 0·71% V₂O₃. A bulk analysis and analyses of the metal, troilite, and combined silicates and oxides are given.