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| Basic information | Name: Nullarbor 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1935 Country: Australia Mass:  40 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11077 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 61:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE NULLARBOR, AUSTRALIA, STONY METEORITE Name: NULLARBOR Place of find: Nullarbor Plain, South Australia, Australia. 31°S., 132°E., approximately. Date of find: Before 1935 Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5). Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 40 kg Circumstances of find: The single mass was brought to Adelaide between 1926 and 1935. It was probably found near the E-W. railway line in South Australia. Source: J. M. Scrymgour, South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 61, Meteoritics 18, 77-83 (1983)
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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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