Meteorite**Wiluna, H4 Australia**116.60 grams individual; Witnessed Fall!!! 1967

Description

Hello up for auction is Wiluna, classified as a H4. This beautiful individual weighs 116.60 grams, 100% fusion crust with contraction cracks, flow lines, & Australian red dirt from when it was found, purchased from the original finder. This meteorite is from a Witnessed Fall Sept, 2 1967 in Wiluna Western Australia. This meteorite comes with COA card and display case, thanks for your interest and take care.
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METEORITES FROM AUSTRALIA ARE NOW ILLEGAL TO EXPORT.
Name: Wiluna
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1967
Country: Australia
Mass: 150 kg
FALL OF THE WILUNA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA, STONY METEORITE
Name: WILUNA
Place of fall: 5 miles due east of Wiluna township, Western Australia.
26°35'34"S, 120°19'42"E.
Date of fall: September 2, 1967, 10:46 p.m. local time (1446 h G.M.T.).
Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H4).
Number of individual specimens: 490 individual fusion-crusted stones and a large number of fragments are known to have been recovered. It is estimated that between 500 and 1000 stones fell.
Total weight: More than 150 kg has been recovered, and it is estimated that over 250 kg actually fell.
Circumstances of fall: Detailed reports of the observations of the fall and of the recovery of many of the masses are held by the authors of the published description (see below).
Source: McCall, G. J. H. and P. M. Jeffery. 1970. The Wiluna Meteorite fall, Western Australia - 2 September 1967. Mineralogical Magazine 37, 880-887