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| Basic information | Name: Maralinga This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1974 Country: Australia Mass:  3.39 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites classified as CK4-an. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), CK chondrites, CK chondrites (type 4-6), and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 75:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Maralinga South Australia, Australia Found 1974, recognized 1989 Stone. Carbonaceous chondrite (C4) One mass of 33.8 kg was found on a sandy ridge. Olivine Fa32.9 to 34.6, contains magnetite, 0.5% Ni in olivine, analysis J. Clark and C. B. Moore, Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85258, USA. Classification and additional analysis, low-Ca pyroxene Fs28, feldspar An33-54, G. W. Kallemeyn, A. E. Rubin and J. T. Wasson, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta (1991) in press. Main mass, David New, P. O. Box 278, Anacortes, Washington 98221, USA. Note: Maralinga differs in texture and bulk and mineral compositions from C4 Karoonda, which fell in 1930 at 35°5'S, 139°55'E, see Kallemeyn et al., loc. cit. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 75, Meteoritics 28, 692-703 (1993)
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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 718 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 46 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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