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Hamilton (Queensland) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Hamilton (Queensland) This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1966 Country: Australia Mass: 68 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 12668 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 42:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF HAMILTON STONY METEORITE, AUSTRALIA Name: HAMILTON The place of fall or discovery: Hamilton Station, near Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia; (φ = 28°29' S, λ = 148°15' E. Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, 1966. Class and type: STONY, veined olivine - hypersthene chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: 68 kg. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The meteorite almost buried by mud in flood-plain of the Balonne River. Main mass in University of New England. Source: Report of Dr. R. A. Binns (Armidale, Australia) in a letter, XI 15, 1967 | ||||||||||||||||||
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 42, Moscow (1968) reprinted Met. 5, 85-109 (1970)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 21 approved meteorites from Queensland, Australia (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) This is 1 of 718 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Synonyms: |
Hamilton (In NHM Cat) Hamilton Station (In NHM Cat) |