Wolf Creek meteorite crater, Western Australia, Australia

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The rim diameter is 800 m and the distance from the rim crest to the present crater floor is 60 m. The age is approximately 10,000-20,000 years.
Weathering of Ni-Fe meteorite fragments have formed the new minerals reevesite, cassidyite and pecoraite.

Map Reference: 19°11'S , 127°48'E

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Mineral List:

Awaruite
Cassidyite (TL)
Goethite

Maghemite
Pecoraite (TL)
Quartz

Reevesite (TL)

7 entries listed. 7 valid minerals. 3 type localities (valid minerals).

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