Mount Dyrring meteorite, Durham Co., New South Wales, Australiai
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Mount Dyrring meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
Durham Co. | County |
New South Wales | State |
Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
32° 30' South , 151° 10' East
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Nearest Settlements:
Place | Population | Distance |
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Bridgman | 477 (2014) | 5.5km |
Singleton | 13,665 (2013) | 7.5km |
Camberwell | 376 (2012) | 8.0km |
Greenland | 171 (2018) | 13.1km |
Glendon Brook | 267 (2014) | 15.9km |
Nearest Clubs:
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Club | Location | Distance |
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Cessnock Gem & Mineral Club Inc | Cessnock, New South Wales | 41km |
Hunter Valley Gemmology Club Inc | East Maitland, New South Wales | 49km |
Official name: Mount Dyrring
Observed fall: no
Found: 1903
Coordinates (Catalogue of Meteorites): 32°30'S, 151°10'E
Approx. recovered weight: 11.34 kg
Pallasite
Found 1903 by an aboriginal, embedded in the soil. The total weight of the several recovered fragment is 11.34 kg.
The olivine content in this meteorite reaches 75.11 % in weight.
The Australian Museum in Sydney has two fragments weighing 1.13 kg and 1.02 kg.
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2 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' Reference: Tchirvinsky, P. (1919) On the Pallasite from Mount Dyrrlng, Singleton District, New South Wales. Records of the Geological Survey of New South Wales, vol. 9, part 4, 189-196; Krinov, E.L. (1960) Principles of Meteoritics. International Series of Monographs on Earth Sciences, Volume 7. Pergamon Press, Oxford - London - New York - Paris, 535 pp. |
ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe Reference: Tchirvinsky, P. (1919) On the Pallasite from Mount Dyrrlng, Singleton District, New South Wales. Records of the Geological Survey of New South Wales, vol. 9, part 4, 189-196; Krinov, E.L. (1960) Principles of Meteoritics. International Series of Monographs on Earth Sciences, Volume 7. Pergamon Press, Oxford - London - New York - Paris, 535 pp. |
ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: Tchirvinsky, P. (1919) On the Pallasite from Mount Dyrrlng, Singleton District, New South Wales. Records of the Geological Survey of New South Wales, vol. 9, part 4, 189-196; Krinov, E.L. (1960) Principles of Meteoritics. International Series of Monographs on Earth Sciences, Volume 7. Pergamon Press, Oxford - London - New York - Paris, 535 pp. |
ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: Tchirvinsky, P. (1919) On the Pallasite from Mount Dyrrlng, Singleton District, New South Wales. Records of the Geological Survey of New South Wales, vol. 9, part 4, 189-196; Krinov, E.L. (1960) Principles of Meteoritics. International Series of Monographs on Earth Sciences, Volume 7. Pergamon Press, Oxford - London - New York - Paris, 535 pp. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 1 - Elements | |||
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ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc. | |||
ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
Fe | Iron | |
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Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Tchirvinsky, P. (1919) On the Pallasite from Mount Dyrrlng, Singleton District, New South Wales. Records of the Geological Survey of New South Wales, vol. 9, part 4, 189-196.
Hodge-Smith, T. (1939) Australian meteorites. Australian Museum Memoir, 7, 1–84, plates i–xix; https://media.australian.museum/media/Uploads/Journals/17279/478_complete.pdf
Krinov, E.L. (1960) Principles of Meteoritics. International Series of Monographs on Earth Sciences, Volume 7. Pergamon Press, Oxford - London - New York - Paris, 535 pp.
Chirvinsky (Tchirvinsky), P.N., edited by Astapovich, I.S. [Чирвинский, П.Н., под ред. Астаповича, И.С.] (1967) Pallasites, their mineralogical-chemical composition and position among other meteorites [Палласиты, их минералого-химический состав, положение в ряду других метеоритов]. Nedra [Недра], Moscow, 287 pp. (in Russian).
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Eastern ProvinceGeologic Province
- New South Wales
- Durham Co.
- Hunter ValleyValley
- Sydney BasinBasin
- Durham Co.
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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Mount Dyrring meteorite, Durham Co., New South Wales, Australia