Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for West Forrest

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West Forrest

Basic information

Name: West Forrest
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1971
Country: Australia
Mass: 170.6 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 54	(1976)	H5
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11568 approved meteorites (plus 23 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 54:
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DISCOVERY OF THE WEST FORREST, AUSTRALIA, STONY METEORITE

Name: WEST FORREST

Place of find: Approximately 10 miles NW of Forrest railway station, Trans-Australian Railway, Western Australia.

30^°40'S, 127^°50'E (approximate).

Date of find: 1971

Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H5).

Number of individual specimens: 1

Total weight: 170.6 g

Circumstances of find: A single, fusion coated, faceted, oxidized stone found by J. Clohessy.

Source: G.J.H. McCall. 1972. Second supplement to Western Australian Special Publication No. 3 (Catalogue of Western Australian Meteorite Collection). Western Australian Museum, Perth.

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 54, Meteoritics 11, 69-93 (1976)

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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards

Geography:

Australia

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(30° 45'S, 127° 59'E)
Recommended::	(30° 45'S, 127° 59'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 348 approved meteorites from Western Australia, Australia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 11 impact craters)
This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)

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