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Tieraco Creek meteorite, Belele Station, Meekatharra Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Tieraco Creek meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Belele Station | - not defined - |
| Meekatharra Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
26° 20' South , 118° 20' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Meteorite Class:
Meteoritical Society Class:
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Meekatharra | 927 (2012) | 33.2km |
The creek is approximately 50 kilometres north-west of Meekatharra.
Simpson gives no details further on the location, who or when it was found. It is a fragment held in the Western Australian Museum collection.
Simpson describes kamacite plates 0.2-2mm with an average of 0.5mm. There are several inclusions of cohenite. The meteorite shows a pronounced development of fine octahedral ridges over large areas of the fused crust, produced by the differential oxidation of the two nickel iron alloys during flight. Its appearance impressed Simpson. It is a fine to medium octahedrite.
The Meteoritical Society lists the meteorite as being found in 1922 and the coordinates are from the Society.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
4 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cohenite Formula: Fe3C |
| ⓘ Native Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Cohenite | 1.BA.05 | Fe3C |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cohenite | Fe3C |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Cohenite | Fe3C |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Native Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Western Australia
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Western Yilgarn CratonCraton
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