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Nallah meteorite, Cocklebiddy Roadhouse, Dundas Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Nallah meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Cocklebiddy Roadhouse | Community |
| Dundas Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
31° 58' South , 126° 15' East
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Meteoritical Society Class:
Deposit first discovered:
1968
KÃķppen climate type:
This stone was found by A.J. Carlisle in May 1968, half a mile south-east of the Nallah Nallah Rockhole. It has similar appearance to a flanged button australite. It is covered entirely by a fusion crust, with a sharply convex surface, distinct flange, while the other side of the specimen is flat.
The fusion crust is chocolate brown. The specimen has a specific gravity of 2.89. It is a common olivine-bronzite chondrite containing olivine and orthopryoxene.
Its weight was 4.62g.
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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:
| â Enstatite Formula: Mg2Si2O6 References: |
| â Enstatite var. Bronzite Formula: (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 References: |
| â 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' References: |
| â 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' References: |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| â | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| â | var. Bronzite | 9.DA.05 | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Unclassified | |||
| â | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| â | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | â Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | â Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| O | â Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | â Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | â Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Mg | â Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | â Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | â Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Si | â Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | â Enstatite var. Bronzite | (Mg,Fe2+)2[SiO3]2 |
| Fe | â 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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