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TWO NEW IRON METEORITES FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Author(s) -
Laeter J.R.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
meteoritics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0026-1114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1982.tb00565.x
Subject(s) - meteorite , iron meteorite , astrobiology , geology , chemistry , physics
Two new iron meteorites from Western Australia are described: Cosmo Newberry — a 2.156 kg meteorite of unusual spiky shape, and Gnowangerup — a 33.6 kg pear‐shaped meteorite. X‐ray fluorescence spectrometry shows that Cosmo Newberry can be classified in Group IIA, whilst Gnowangerup is a member of Group IIIAB. Neither iron can be associated with any other Western Australian meteorite.