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0.509 grams. Brachinite
TKW 154 grams. Fall not observed. Found Summer of 1960 in Central Australia.
From the MetBul:
A stone of 154 g was found by a prospector "next to an eagle's nest" in Central Australia. It is an oriented meteorite with a complete fusion crust.
The main constituent is cumulate olivine, Fa32. It contains Cr-spinel, Cr/(Cr+Al) 0.82, Mg/(Mg+Fe) 0.18, a Ca-phosphate, sulfides, and high-Ca pyroxene, Wo45En45Fs10 (Kring et al., 1991).Information and research material, W. V. Boynton, University of Arizona, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA.
Although there are mineralogical differences, it is possible that Eagles Nest is another stone of Brachina, which was found in central South Australia (A. W. R. Bevan, Western Australian Museum, Perth, Western Australia, pers. comm.). However, Nehru et al. (1992) maintain that Eagles Nest is not paired with Brachina, because they are different in mineralogy, chemistry and average grain size. The main mass is with Robert Haag,
  
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Graham Macleod
3/25/2017 7:47:05 PM |
Wow Anne,
You keep bringing the Rare and historic meteorites out!
This is a beauty and one I would love to own Just like John said :) |
Anne Black
3/25/2017 7:28:42 PM |
Yes it is a rare one, but I keep on trying to get pictures of meteorites that have never been posted on MPOD, to help Paul. And sorry John, I sold it quite a while ago. |
John Hope
3/25/2017 2:28:19 AM |
What an extremely rare piece Anne, thanks for the photo. I would love this. |
MexicoDoug
3/25/2017 1:39:42 AM |
So low a TKW, and so exciting its contemporary travels! Thank you Anne! |
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