Gascoyne Meteorite

GAS249

Limited Edition

The end of a Gascoyne Junction chondrite specimen with a polished broken surface showing the interior texture and color. The opposite side is fusion-crusted exterior with regmaglypts and  the collision point is represented with a fractured point. This is a sizable hand sample. It will be shipped in a small box with the certificate of authenticity.

90 x 57 x 27 mm

249 g end-piece

$750.00

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Gascoyne Junction

Location:
  • Australia
    • WA
Found: 1978, before
Group:
  • Stone
Type:
  • Ordinary Chondrite
Class:
  • H5
Total known weight: 10 kg

Upper Gascoyne County, Western Australia, Australia
Found before 1978, recognized 1992
Ordinary Chondrite (H5)

50 stones totaling ~10 kg (largest, 1.6 kg) were found by a prospector in a 2 ´ 4 km area of a sheep station. Mineralogy and classification (C. Lewis and J. Clark, Arizona State University): olivine, Fa19.  The stewnfield of stones was found by a prospector searching for gold. These stones have a brown fusion crust most are stained by the deep red dirt of the Australian outback.