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| Basic information | Name: Answer This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1970 Country: Australia Mass:  11.2 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 101 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as Iron. [show all] Search for other: Iron meteorites, Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Revised 31 Oct 2013: Mass increased. MB54 neglected slice that was removed. | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 54:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE ANSWER, AUSTRALIA, IRON METEORITE Name: ANSWER Place of find: Near the Answer mine, south of Selwyn, Queensland, Australia. 21°39'35"S, 140°54'25"E. Date of find: June 16, 1970 Class and type: Iron. Ataxite. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 11.09 kg Circumstances of find: Found by Mr. J. Finch. Source: Beverley R. Houston. 1971. Two meteorites from northwest Queensland. Queensland Government Mining Journal 72,482-486. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 54, Meteoritics 11, 69-93 (1976)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 21 approved meteorites from Queensland, Australia (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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