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Meteorites
'Victorian meteorite renaissance'
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<blockquote data-quote="grubstake" data-source="post: 511382" data-attributes="member: 4012"><p>I'd imagine there are plenty, as ironstone that looks somewhat meteoritic is pretty common in many parts of the country, so a meteorite amongst it would likely go unnoticed. On the other hand, the Nullarbor Plain has yielded a disproportionate number of meteorite finds (many hundreds according to the link below!), because the area comprises light-coloured limestone bedrock, so any dark rocks stand out clearly and may well be meteorites:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://museum.wa.gov.au/research/collections/earth-and-planetary-sciences/meteorite-collection/meteorites-nullarbor-region" target="_blank">http://museum.wa.gov.au/research/collections/earth-and-planetary-sciences/meteorite-collection/meteorites-nullarbor-region</a></p><p></p><p>Also:</p><p><a href="https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13017653-800-science-meteorite-bonanza-in-australian-desert/" target="_blank">https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13017653-800-science-meteorite-bonanza-in-australian-desert/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grubstake, post: 511382, member: 4012"] I'd imagine there are plenty, as ironstone that looks somewhat meteoritic is pretty common in many parts of the country, so a meteorite amongst it would likely go unnoticed. On the other hand, the Nullarbor Plain has yielded a disproportionate number of meteorite finds (many hundreds according to the link below!), because the area comprises light-coloured limestone bedrock, so any dark rocks stand out clearly and may well be meteorites: [url]http://museum.wa.gov.au/research/collections/earth-and-planetary-sciences/meteorite-collection/meteorites-nullarbor-region[/url] Also: [url]https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg13017653-800-science-meteorite-bonanza-in-australian-desert/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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