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| Basic information | Name: Kybunga This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1956 Country: Australia Mass:  7.9 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8581 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 53:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE KYBUNGA, AUSTRALIA, STONY METEORITE Name: KYBUNGA Place of find: Near Kybunga, South Australia. 33°54'S, 138°29'E. Date of find: 1956 and 1971. Class and type: Stone. Olivine hypersthene chondrite (L5). Number of individual specimens: 3 Total weight: 7.99 kg Circumstances of find: The first specimen was found in 1956 by Mr. G. C. Wiech; probably related to the Kybunga meteor of 1941. Source: Dr. D. W. P. Corbett, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 53, Meteoritics 10, 133-158 (1975)
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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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| Synonyms: |
Kybunga I (In NHM Cat) Kybunga II (In NHM Cat) Kybunga III (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||