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| Basic information | Name: Loongana 001 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1990 Country: Australia Mass:  179 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 3 approved meteorites classified as C4-ung. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (equilibrated), and Ungrouped chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 73:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Loongana 001 Nullarbor, Western Australia, Australia Found 1990 October Stone, carbonaceous chondrite, equilibrated Three pieces with a total weight of 179 g were found scattered among stones on a flat sandy plain. Type specimen, classification and analysis, olivine Fa11.4±0.3, pyroxene Fs7.5±2.2, all metal oxidized by weathering, contains CAIs, 22.0% total Fe, trace element pattern similar to Renazzo-type chondrites, F. Wlotzka, B. Spettel and H. Palme, Max-Planck-Institut fur Chemie, Mainz, Germany. See also Spettel et al. (1992). Information and main mass, David New, P. O. Box 278, Anacortes, Washington 98221, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 73, Meteoritics 27, 477-483 (1992)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 346 approved meteorites from Western Australia, Australia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 11 impact craters) This is 1 of 715 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 45 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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