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| Basic information | Name: Binneringie This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1946 Country: Australia Mass:  9.06 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 29 May 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 100:
Binneringie 31°29’15"S, 122°7’26"E Western Australia, Australia Found: circa 1946 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: A single mass of 9.056 kg was recovered by an unknown finder while he was cutting sandalwood. Later it was recognized as a meteorite and came into the possession of P. Simmonds. Physical characteristics: (A. W. R. Bevan and P. J. Downes, WAM): The meteorite is a rounded, weathered mass with some vestige of fusion crust. The interior is heavily iron stained. Petrography: (A. W. R. Bevan and P. J. Downes, WAM): Microscopically, indistinct but recognizable chondrules, including barred olivine and radiating pyroxene types, set in a microcrystalline matrix. Accessory minerals include troilite, kamacite, taenite, and chromite. Geochemistry: (A. W. R. Bevan and P. Downes, WAM): Olivine Fa19.8; low-Ca pyroxene Fs17.8Wo1.24; chromite Cr# 86, Fe# 84; kamacite Ni=6.65, Co=0.51 (all wt%). Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5); S2; W3 Specimens: 8.47 kg in the possession of P. Simmonds; type specimen 176 g and two thin sections, WAM. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 34: |
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| Institutions and collections |
WAM: Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Western Australian Museum. Locked Bag 49, Welshpool DC, Western Australia 6986, Australia; Website (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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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 719 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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