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| Basic information | Name: Whitula Creek This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1991 Country: Australia Mass:  271 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11567 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 77:
Whitula Creek Queensland, Australia Found 1991 Ordinary chondrite (H5) A stone of 271 g was found in the Ingella Station meteorite strewnfield. Classification and analysis: olivine Fa19.5 ± 0.3, pyroxene Fs18.0 ± 0.6 (analyst F. Wlotzka), weathering grade W5; Charles F. Lewis, Center for Meteorite Studies, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA, and Frank Wlotzka, Max-Planck-Institut fiir Chemie, D-55122 Mainz, Germany. The composition is different from that of H5 Ingella Station, which has olivine Fa18.5 ± 0.5, pyroxene Fs17.4 ± 0.4 (analyst F. Wlotzka). Main mass: Blaine Reed, 907 County Road 207 # 17, Durango, Colorado 81301, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 77, Meteoritics 29, 891-897 (1994)
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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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