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| Basic information | Name: Oldfield River This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1972 Country: Australia Mass:  150 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11150 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 56:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE OLDFIELD RIVER, AUSTRALIA, STONY METEORITE Name: OLDFIELD RIVER Place of find: Oldfield River, Western Australia, Australia. 33°S., 121°E. Date of find: Not reported. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite. Total iron 28.5%. Total weight: Not reported. Circumstances of find: Not reported. Source: Ann. Rept. Government Chemical Lab., Western Australia for 1973, p. 28. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 56, Meteoritics 14, 161-175 (1979)
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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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| Synonyms: |
Ravensthorpe (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||