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Yayjinna meteorite, Cocklebiddy Roadhouse, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Yayjinna meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Cocklebiddy Roadhouse | Community |
| Dundas Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 1' 37'' South , 126° 9' 44'' East
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Deposit first discovered:
1965
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Found by A.J. Carlisle in May 1965. Roughly cube shaped. 3.27 specific gravity with a total weight of 262.4g.
It has a blackish brown fusion crust. A prominent vein of troilite cuts across the stone forming a ridge in the crust. The interior is orange-brown. Within this is scattered specks of metal and associated troilite.
The chondrules only show irregular remnants of the originals. It is extremely recrystallised. The mass is coarsely granoblastic aggregates with olivine the dominant silicate mineral with lesser orthopyroxene. Maskelynite after plagioclase is abundant.
it is a olivine-hypersthene chondrite. Housed in the Western Australian Museum, No. 12785 ( a slice of 47gm); and the main mass in the School of Mines, Kalgoorlie, No. 9961.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
1 valid mineral.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' References: |
| ⓘ 'Hypersthene' Formula: (Mg,Fe)SiO3 References: |
| ⓘ 'Maskelynite' References: |
| ⓘ 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' References: |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Hypersthene' | - | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| ⓘ | 'Maskelynite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Hypersthene | (Mg,Fe)SiO3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Bight BasinBasin
- Central Australian ElementCraton
- Eucla BasinBasin
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- South Australian Craton
- Madura ProvinceShield
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