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| Basic information | Name: Binningup This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1984 Country: Australia Mass:  488 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 10290 approved meteorites (plus 18 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) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 63:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE BINNINGUP, AUSTRALIA, STONY METEORITE Name: BINNINGUP Place of fall: Binningup beach, near Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia 33°9'23"S., 115°40'35"E. Date of fall: September 30, 1984, 10.10 hours Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H6). Olivine Fa18,5. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 488 g Circumstances of fall: After detonations and a brilliant fireball, which burst into four to six fragments before extinguishing, a single crusted individual fell on the beach at Binningup, approximately 20 m from the shore line. Source: K.J. McNamara, Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 63, Meteoritics 20, 275-283 (1985)
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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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