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| Basic information | Name: Muckera 002 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1991 Country: Australia Mass:  98 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 439 approved meteorites classified as Howardite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, HED achondrites, and Howardites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 72:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Muckera 002 Near Muckera Rockhole, Nullarbor, South Australia, Australia Found 1991 Stone. Howardite Two stones of together 98 g were found near Muckera Rockhole. In the vicinity the howardite Muckera (now Muckera 001) was found in 1950. Classification and analysis, 6.6% CaO, 17.4% FeO, 500 ppm Ni, 21 ppb Ir, shows broad dark veins, F. Wlotzka and B. Spettel, Max-Planck-Institut Mr Chemie, Box 3060, D-6500 Mainz, Germany. Information and main mass, David New, P.O. Box 278, Anacortes, Washington 98221, USA. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 72, Meteoritics 27, 109-117 (1992)
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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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