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| Basic information | Name: Dunganville This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1976 Country: New Zealand Mass:  54 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 338 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 55:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. DISCOVERY OF THE DUNGANVILLE, NEW ZEALAND, IRON METEORITE Name: DUNGANVILLE Place of find: 2 km ENE of Dunganville, near Greymouth, South Ireland, New Zealand. 42°33'S., 171°21'E. Date of find: January 1976. Class and type: Iron. Coarse octahedrite. Number of individual specimens: 1, and fragmented weathering crust (68 pieces). Total weight: 54 kg Circumstances of find: Found in a creek bed by Mr. Ted Dowie while prospecting for gold. Source: Dr. G.A. Challis, New Zealand Geological Survey, P.O. Box 30368, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 55, Meteoritics 13, 327-352 (1978)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Westland, New Zealand This is 1 of 10 approved meteorites from New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
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