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In Collection : 17.9 grams endcut




This write-up was originally printed in Meteoritical Bulletin 64:
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DISCOVERY OF THE CAMEL DONGA, AUSTRALIA, STONY METEORITE
Name: CAMEL DONGA
Place of find: Near Camel Donga, on the Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia, Australia.
30°19'S., 126°37'E.
Date of find: January, 1984
Class and type: Stone. Achondrite, Ca-rich. Eucrite.
Number of individual specimens: 12 (and others)
Total weight: 7.6 kg (minimum weight)

Circumstances of find: The first stone weighing 503 g was found by Mrs. J.C. Campbell. A further 11 stones were found within 1 km of the original site by B. Mason and W H. Cleverly in July, 1985. Other stones have since been found.

Source: W .H. Cleverly, Western Australia School of Mines, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia 6430, Australia.

 

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