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Yalgoo meteorite, Yalgoo Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Yalgoo meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Yalgoo Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
28° 22' 59'' South , 116° 43' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Meteorite Class:
Meteoritical Society Class:
Deposit first discovered:
Before 1937
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This meteorite was found in the vaults of the Western Australian Museum in 1937 by the then curator. It came with a paper stating 'portion of meteorite found near Yalgoo'. Its exact location is unrecorded.
Simpson in 1938 describes it as having a brown fused crust, 0.5 mm thick, the interior greyish white with small discontinuous brown areas stained with rust. Pale grey chondrules are visible. It has a specific gravity of 3.42, and is 10% nickel iron, described as fitting into Prior's group 3.
Mass: 0.85 kg.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Western Yilgarn CratonCraton
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