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Iron meteorite discovered in 1951
Wedderburn meteorite
TypeIron
GroupIAB-sLH
CountryAustralia
RegionVictoria
Coordinates36°26′S 143°38′E / 36.433°S 143.633°E / -36.433; 143.633
Observed fallNo
Found date1951
TKW210 grams (7.4 oz)

The Wedderburn meteorite is an iron meteorite discovered in 1951 near the town of Wedderburn in the state of Victoria, Australia.

In 2019 it was announced that edscottite, a mineral previously not found in nature, had been identified in a sample of the Wedderburn meteorite. It is believed the mineral was created in the core of another planet.

References

  1. ^ "Wedderburn". The Meteoritical Society. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Rare meteorite contains a new mineral, never seen before in nature". Stuff. September 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
  5. Dockrill, Peter. "Scientists Confirm The Discovery of a Mineral Never Before Seen in Nature". ScienceAlert. Retrieved 2019-09-02.
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