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| Basic information | Name: Kimba This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1997 Country: Australia Mass:  1492 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6400 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 82:
Kimba South Australia, Australia Found 1997 May Ordinary chondrite (H4) A 1492 g stone was found by Mr. Byron Smith 5–10 km south of Kimba on Eyre Peninsula. Classification and mineralogy (M. Zbik, USoA; A. Pring and G. Horr, SAM): olivine, Fa19.2±0.2; pyroxene Fs16.7±0.8Wo1.2; shock stage S1. Specimens: main mass, contact Dr. A. Pring, SAM. | ||||||||||||||||
| Institutions and collections |
SAM: Department of Mineralogy, South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia; Website (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2011) USoA: University of South Australia, Ian Wark Research Institute, The Levels, SA5095, Australia (institutional address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 82, MAPS 33, A221-A240 (1998)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 240 approved meteorites from South Australia, Australia (plus 3 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) This is 1 of 717 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 46 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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