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| Basic information | Name: Old Homestead 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1991 Country: Australia Mass:  783 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 446 approved meteorites classified as Howardite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, HED achondrites, and Howardites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 74:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Old Homestead 001 Nullarbor, Western Australia, Australia Found 1991 June Achondrite. Howardite. Two specimens with a total weight of 783 g were found. Research material, classification and analysis, clastic texture with mineral, glass and rock fragments, Ca 6.15%, Fe 13.5%, Ni 135 ppm, Ir 6 ppb, F. Wlotzka and B. Spettel, Max-Planck-Institut fur Chemie, D-6500 Mainz, Germany. Information and main mass, David New, P. O. Box 278, Anacortes, Washington 98221, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 74, Meteoritics 28, 146-153 (1993)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 348 approved meteorites from Western Australia, Australia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 11 impact craters) This is 1 of 718 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 46 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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