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| Basic information | Name: Yilmia This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1969 Country: Australia Mass:  40 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 133 approved meteorites classified as EL6. [show all] Search for other: EL chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 4-7), and Enstatite-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 51:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE YILMIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, STONY METEORITE Name: YILMIA Place of find: Near Yilmia Hill, Kambalda district, Western Australia. 31° 11' 30"S, 121° 32'E. Date of find: 1969 Class and type: Stone. Enstatite chondrite. Number of individual specimens: Numerous Total weight: 40 kg Circumstances of find: Numerous fragments in and around a shallow depression 1 m diameter and 12 cm deep in lateritic soil were located by G. Coulston late in 1969 during a nickel exploration programme by Australian Selection Pty Ltd. A second and similar occurrence, including an 11 kg mass, was located 400 m south of the first in 1971 by C. Slee and B. Aspinal. Most specimens are now in the Western Australian Museum. Source: Dr. R. A. Binns, Department of Geology, University of Western Australia. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 51, Meteoritics 7, 215-232 (1972)
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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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