Mount Dooling meteorite, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Mount Dooling meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Menzies Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
29° 26' 59'' South , 119° 43' 0'' East
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Deposit first discovered:
1909
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The Mount Dooling meteorite is one of the rarest types of iron meteorite with only 13 known worldwide out of more than 1300 irons. It is a patchwork of bisecting crystal patterns and large troilite inclusions.
It is classified as a coarse octahedrite.
The parent body was impacted many times in space which produced this unique Widmänstatten pattern and crystal structure. Despite over 700 kilograms of the Mount Dooling meteorite having been found, almost all of it is in the Western Australia Museum in Perth.
The Widmanstiitten pattern for this meteorite is ill-defined and this is due to the almost entire absence of taenite and plessite in the meteorite.
The first mass of 31.5kg was found in 1909 approximately 8km east of Mount Dooling near Lake Giles.
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5 valid minerals.
Meteorite/Rock Types Recorded
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Alphabetical List Tree DiagramDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Carlsbergite Formula: CrN Reference: Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Daubréelite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4 Reference: Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe Reference: Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) Reference: Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P Reference: Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pages. |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS Reference: Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pages. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Carlsbergite | 1.BC.15 | CrN |
| ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Daubréelite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| N | Nitrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ⓘ Carlsbergite | CrN |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| S | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Cr | ⓘ Carlsbergite | CrN |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
References
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Year (asc) Year (desc) Author (A-Z) Author (Z-A)Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pages.
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Mount Dooling meteorite, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australia