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| Basic information | Name: Wiluna This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1967 Country: Australia Mass:  150 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12021 approved meteorites (plus 23 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 52:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE WILUNA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, STONY METEORITE Name: WILUNA Place of fall: 5 miles due east of Wiluna township, Western Australia. 26°35'34"S, 120°19'42"E. Date of fall: September 2, 1967, 10:46 p.m. local time (1446 h G.M.T.). Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4). Number of individual specimens: 490 individual fusion-crusted stones and a large number of fragments are known to have been recovered. It is estimated that between 500 and 1000 stones fell. Total weight: More than 150 kg has been recovered, and it is estimated that over 250 kg actually fell. Circumstances of fall: Detailed reports of the observations of the fall and of the recovery of many of the masses are held by the authors of the published description (see below). Source: McCall, G. J. H. and P. M. Jeffery. 1970. The Wiluna Meteorite fall, Western Australia - 2 September 1967. Mineralogical Magazine 37, 880-887. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 52, Meteoritics 9, 101-121 (1974)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 348 approved meteorites from Western Australia, Australia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 11 impact craters) This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Granite Peak (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||