Gundaring meteorite, Cancanning, Wagin Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Gundaring meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Cancanning | - not defined - |
| Wagin Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
33° 8' 44'' South , 117° 34' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Nippering | 136 (2013) | 17.5km |
| Dumbleyung | 223 (2012) | 23.9km |
| Piesseville | 245 (2013) | 27.2km |
| Wagin | 1,598 (2012) | 28.3km |
| Highbury | 494 (2016) | 31.7km |
Mindat Locality ID:
250665
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:250665:7
GUID (UUID V4):
4677bad2-8dd7-44b4-b201-41ce3b96129a
At 2pm on April 6, 1930, a fireball was witnessed by many people, accompanied by a rumbling noise, air vibrations, and then a loud explosion. It was travelling in a south south-east direction, first witnessed 10 miles south-west of Pingelly, with loud explosions then heard over Cuballing.
An extensive search by locals failed to find any evidence of the meteorite, until May 20, 1937, when F. Quinn found a piece on farm Block 14355, close to Cancanning Hall, 12 kilometres north north-east of Gundaring. The specimen was presented to the Western Australian Museum.
It is 43cm x 42cm x 23cm. Simpson appears to have only made a light study of the specimen describing it as dark brown to black, with troilite in spheroids 0.5-1cm. It is the only species noted in the reference.
Iron, IIIAB
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1 valid mineral.
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| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
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