Maralinga meteorite
The Maralinga meteorite was discovered in 1974, but only recognized as a meteorite in 1989 .
He was found 35 kilometers from Maralinga in South Australia . The weathered stone weighed 3.38 kilograms. It was classified as a stone meteorite , as a metamorphic carbonic chondrite (CK4 type), although it has strong similarities to the CV types.
The meteorite contains 47% porphyry olivine , 20% granular olivine, 15% porphyry olivine pyroxene , 9% lattice-shaped olivine, 2% radially arranged olivine and 3% objects made of calcium and aluminum .
Web links
- meteorites.com.au : Images of a 13.8 gram section of the Maralinga
Individual evidence
- ↑ Linsey P. Keller, James C. Clark, Charles P. Lewis, Carleton B. Moore: Maralinga, a metamorphosed carbonaceous Chondrite found in Australia , in Meteoretics 27 (1992), pp. 87-92, bibcode : 1992Metic..27 ... 87K (English)