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Mundrabilla Farm
On the Nullarbor Plain in 1911 the original Mundrabilla meteorite material was found approximately 26 kilometers NE of the Mundrabilla siding on the Trans-Australian railway
Date: 06/02/10
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FEATURED: Mundrabilla - 17.8 grams
These unique iron meteorite specimens belong to the IAB classification that does not fit into any of the known subgroups
Date: 06/02/10
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FEATURED: Mundrabilla - 17.8 grams
Our great little shale piece has deep groves and lots of character!
Date: 06/02/10
Views: 489
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The Rock of Life?
Steve Arnold and Geoff Notkin travel the world to search for ancient meteorites - in their new "Meteorite Men" show on the Science Channel - they talk about the Murchison meteorite with Dr. Wadhwa of Arizona State University - SC logo
Date: 06/06/09
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FEATURED: Murchison - .471 grams
We obtained this sample directly from Steve Arnold after the show was broadcast - it is classified as a CM2 Carbonaceous Chondrite
Date: 06/06/09
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FEATURED: Murchison - .471 grams
Over 100 kilograms fell on September 28, 1969 - what is really special about Murchison is that it contains over 100 different amino acids - which are the essential building blocks of life!
Date: 06/06/09
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Sydney, New South Wales
The Barratta meteorite was first found in 1845 in New South Wales which is also the home of Sydney, Australia
Date: 06/07/10
Views: 475
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Barratta - .500 grams
Our small, historical Barratta specimen has been classified as an L4 chondrite
Date: 06/07/10
Views: 427
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Barratta - .500 grams
Over 200 kilograms of Barratta meteorite material has already been recovered
Date: 06/07/10
Views: 510
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Broken Hill Landscape
1160 kilometres west of Sydney in the New South Wales outback is the mining town of Broken Hill
Date: 06/07/10
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Werner Schroer holds Broken Hill
An ABC Broken Hill photo of Werner Schroer holding a 2.864 kilogram specimen of the Broken Hill meteorite which originally weighed 34 kilograms and was found in 1994
Date: 06/07/10
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Broken Hill - 4.2 grams
Our small sample of this meteorite has been classified as an L6 chondrite
Date: 06/07/10
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Nullarbor Plain
Spanning from Ceduna in South Australia to Norseman in Western Australia is the region known as the Nullarbor Plain - it is largely flat and covered in low or shrubby vegetation - Camel Donga fell in this vast, open region
Date: 10/07/09
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Camel Donga - 1.19 grams
A 503 gram Camel Donga stone was found by Mrs. JC Campbell in January, 1984 - in July, 1985 B Mason and WH Cleverly found another eleven stones - hundreds more stones - about 25 kilograms total has now been found
Date: 10/07/09
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Camel Donga - 1.19 grams
Our cut fragment has been classified as an achondrite from the eucrite group and the meteorite is a monomict breccia
Date: 10/07/09
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90 Mile Straight
In the Nullarbor Plain is Australia's longest straight road which goes for 146.6 kilometers with no turns
Date: 10/07/09
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Camel Donga - .350 and .190 grams
Two nice crusted fragments which show the meteorite interior
Date: 10/07/09
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Camel Donga - .350 and .190 grams
The crust is fairly weathered on these two fragments - not like others which have a rich, black appearance
Date: 10/07/09
Views: 449
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Map of the Nullarbor Plain
Map showing the area in southern Australia where the Camel Donga strewnfield is located
Date: 01/17/10
Views: 787
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Camel Donga - 5 grams
This oriented Camel Donga stone shows great rollover lipping on the back side!
Date: 11/13/09
Views: 501
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Camel Donga - 5 grams
The front side displays the classic glossy, jet black Camel Donga crust - a really great stone!
Date: 11/13/09
Views: 494
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