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| Basic information | Name: Brachina This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1974 Country: Australia Mass:  203 g | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 58 approved meteorites classified as Brachinite. [show all] Search for other: Brachinites, Primitive achondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 BRACHINA, AUSTRALIA, STONY METEORITE Name: BRACHINA Place of find: Near Brachina, South Australia, Australia. 31°18'S., 138°23'E. Date of find: May 26, 1974. Class and type: Stone. Chassignite. Number of individual specimens: 2 Total weight: 202.85 g Circumstances of find: Found by Mr. B.M. Eves, Senior Inspector, South Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service. Source: Letters from Miss J.M. Scrymgour, South Australian Museum, Adelaide. See also J.E. Johnson, J.M. Scrymgour, E. Jarosewich and B. Mason, 1977. Brachina meteorite - a chassignite from South Australia. Rec. South Australian Museum 17, 309-319. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 55, Meteoritics 13, 327-352 (1978)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 240 approved meteorites from South Australia, Australia (plus 3 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) This is 1 of 718 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 46 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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