Henbury meteorite, Henbury Meteorite Conservation Reserve, Henbury Station, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 34' 18'' South , 133° 8' 52'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
122986
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:122986:1
GUID (UUID V4):
f3680994-a059-4516-957c-62e204b77180
Meteorite site in Australia. Om IIIAB, 1931 TKW 1000+ kg.
Located 120 km south of Alice Springs, in the Henbury Meteorite Conservation Park. There are a total of 13 impact sites with the largest being 183 metres in diameter with surrounding ramparts to 6.1 metres - it has been concluded that this was not a single meteorite but the result of several in a shower.
The site has been dated to 4.2±1.9 thousand years ago. In Aboriginal language, the site is called 'Chindu chinna waru chingi yaku', meaning approximately „Sun goes fire devils rock", indicating that the fall and explosion of the meteor was observed (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henbury_%28Meteorit%29).
A 44 kilogram fragment is on display in the Alice Springs Museum.
The main Henbury Crater is a dual crater and referred to as Crater 7a and 7b.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsMineral List
8 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Cohenite Formula: Fe3C |
| ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ Daubréelite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron' |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Cohenite | 1.BA.05 | Fe3C |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Daubréelite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Meteoritic Iron' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cohenite | Fe3C |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Cohenite | Fe3C |
| Fe | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henbury_Meteorites_Conservation_Reserve |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q1464782 |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Amadeus BasinBasin
- Arunta OrogenOrogen
- Warumpi ProvinceGeologic Province
- Central Australian ElementCraton
- Western Australia
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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