Sleeper Camp 001 meteorite, Sleeper Camp, Haig, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Sleeper Camp 001 meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Sleeper Camp | - not defined - |
| Haig | - not defined - |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 15' South , 126° 20' East
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Discovered by H.E. Carlisle in 1962 about 15 kilometres north north-west of Sleeper Camp.
The stone was flattened and rounded, weighing 1.25kg. It has a black to dark brown mottled fusion crust. The interior is light grey, 15% nickel iron and troilite aggregating together in disseminated grains of an irregular shape. The volume of troilite is 5% and may enclose the metal in a sheath. The meteorite shows recrystallization.
The large chondrules are irregular remnants, with hazy outlines partly merged with a granoblastic base of grains averaging 0.05mm diameter.
Olivine is the most abundant silicate mineral, but orthopyroxene is also present in large amounts. Maskelynite after plagioclase is found sparingly. Secondary iron oxides fills cracks which traverse the rock. The specimen is housed in the Western Australian Museum.
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1 valid mineral.
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| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' References: |
| ⓘ 'Maskelynite' References: |
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| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS References: |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Maskelynite' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Fayalite-Forsterite Series | |
Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
Australia
- Bight BasinBasin
- Central Australian ElementCraton
- Eucla BasinBasin
- Western Australia
- Canning BasinBasin
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- South Australian Craton
- Madura ProvinceShield
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Sleeper Camp 001 meteorite, Sleeper Camp, Haig, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australia