Henbury Meteorite Conservation Reserve, Henbury Station, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Henbury Meteorite Conservation Reserve | Impact Crater |
| Henbury Station | Station (farming) |
| MacDonnell Region | Region |
| Northern Territory | Territory |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
24° 34' 18'' South , 133° 8' 52'' East (est.)
Estimate based on other nearby localities or region boundaries.
Margin of Error:
~0km
Type:
Köppen climate type:
Mindat Locality ID:
257698
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:257698:8
GUID (UUID V4):
bec289bf-5e4a-430a-8783-966eea9612d0
Impact crater(s) located in the Henbury Meteorites Conservation Reserve (protected area).
At Henbury there are 13 to 14 craters ranging from 7 to 180 m (23 to 591 ft) in diameter and up to 15 m (49 ft) in depth that were formed when the meteor broke up before impact. Several tonnes of iron-nickel fragments have been recovered from the site. The site has been dated to ≤4.7 thousand years ago.
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| ⓘ Cohenite Formula: Fe3C |
| ⓘ Copper Formula: Cu |
| ⓘ Cubanite Formula: CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ Daubréelite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 'Meteoritic Iron' |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Cohenite | 1.BA.05 | Fe3C |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Cubanite | 2.CB.55a | CuFe2S3 |
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| ⓘ | Daubréelite | 2.DA.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2S4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Meteoritic Iron' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| C | Carbon | |
|---|---|---|
| C | ⓘ Cohenite | Fe3C |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| S | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Cohenite | Fe3C |
| Fe | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Fe | ⓘ Daubréelite | Fe2+Cr23+S4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Cubanite | CuFe2S3 |
| Cu | ⓘ Copper | Cu |
Localities in this Region
- Northern Territory
- MacDonnell Region
- Henbury Station
- Henbury Meteorite Conservation Reserve
- Henbury Station
- MacDonnell Region
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Amadeus BasinBasin
- Arunta OrogenOrogen
- Warumpi ProvinceGeologic Province
- Central Australian ElementCraton
- Western Australia
- Warakurna Large Igneous ProvinceGeologic Province
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
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Henbury Meteorite Conservation Reserve, Henbury Station, MacDonnell Region, Northern Territory, Australia