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| Basic information | Name: Wynella This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1945 Country: Australia Mass:  40 kg | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6407 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 42:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF WYNELLA STONY METEORITE, AUSTRALIA Name: WYNELLA. The place of fall or discovery: Wynella Station, near Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia; (φ = 28°57'S, λ = 148°8' E. Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, known 1945, recognized 1966. Class and type: STONY, olivine - bronzite chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: 40 kg. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: Main mass in University of Sydney. Source: Report of Dr. R. A. Binns (Armidale, Australia) in a letter, XI 15, 1967. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 42, Moscow (1968) reprinted Met. 5, 85-109 (1970)
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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 717 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 46 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Dirranbandi (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||