The Wedderburn meteorite is an iron meteorite discovered in 1951 near the town of Wedderburn in the state of Victoria, Australia.
| Wedderburn meteorite | |
|---|---|
| Type | Iron[1] |
| Group | IAB-sLH[1] |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Victoria |
| Coordinates | 36°26′S 143°38′E / 36.433°S 143.633°E[1] |
| Observed fall | No[1] |
| Found date | 1951[1] |
| TKW | 210 grams (7.4 oz)[1] |
In 2019 it was announced that edscottite, a mineral previously not found in nature, had been identified in a sample of the Wedderburn meteorite.[2][3] It is believed the mineral was created in the core of another planet.[2][4][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Wedderburn". The Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ a b Mannix, Liam (31 August 2019). "This meteorite came from the core of another planet. Inside it, a new mineral". The Age. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ Ma, Chi; Rubin, Alan (September 2019). "Edscottite, Fe5C2, a new iron carbide mineral from the Ni-rich Wedderburn IAB iron meteorite". American Mineralogist. 104 (9): 1351–1355. Bibcode:2019AmMin.104.1351M. doi:10.2138/am-2019-7102. S2CID 201724528. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "Rare meteorite contains a new mineral, never seen before in nature". Stuff. September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
- ^ Dockrill, Peter. "Scientists Confirm The Discovery of a Mineral Never Before Seen in Nature". ScienceAlert. Retrieved 2019-09-02.