Mundrabilla Iron Meteorite 102g
On consignment from the Fearn Space Collection
102g Mundrabilla iron meteorite from the Fearn Space Collection. Includes an Aerolite Meteorites authenticity card. In 1911, the first Mundrabilla meteorite was found by a foreman in charge of camels for the Western Australian survey of the transcontinental railway route at Premier Downs station on the Nullarbor Plain. Ships from the United Kingdom.
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DESCRIPTION
Mundrabilla meteorites are 65-75% iron-nickel, including 35% by volume of troilite (iron sulphide), with inclusions of schreibersite, graphite, and silicates, mainly olivine, pyroxene, and potassium-rich plagioclase.
Description
Mundrabilla meteorites are 65-75% iron-nickel, including 35% by volume of troilite (iron sulphide), with inclusions of schreibersite, graphite, and silicates, mainly olivine, pyroxene, and potassium-rich plagioclase.