Fenbark meteorite, Broad Arrow, Broad Arrow Goldfield, Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire, Western Australia, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Fenbark meteorite | Meteorite Fall Location |
| Broad Arrow | - not defined - |
| Broad Arrow Goldfield | Ore Field |
| Kalgoorlie-Boulder Shire | Shire |
| Western Australia | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
30° 26' 25'' South , 121° 15' 24'' East
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kalgoorlie | 31,107 (2014) | 39.8km |
| Williamstown | 161 (2018) | 40.7km |
| Boulder | 5,178 (2017) | 44.1km |
Found by A. A. Skinner, K. J. Erbe, and F. C. Bray on 19 May 1968 near the Mt Ellis Trig Station, and the Fenbark Group of Gold Mines. Mt Ellis was located a few kilometres west of Broad Arrow, with the Fenbark mines north of the hill, and immediately south of the Broad Arrow-Ora Banda road.
It was discovered while they were prospecting for nickel. The mass was extremely weathered and fell into several parts. This was not helped when the specimen was subjected to an assay test for nickel, before they realised it was a meteorite!
It is fine textured with numerous small spherical chondrules containing olivine, orthopyroxene, trace feldspar, and fine grey derivative of glass. It has a brecciated texture, and many chondrules deformed and broken. There is some recrystallization. The meteorite contains abundant flecks of nickel iron, of an irregular outline, with subordinate aggregates of troilite. All the mass is penetrated by iron oxides due to the terrestrial weathering along the numerous fine cracks.
A 1861.7 g piece is held by the School of Mines in Kalgoorlie, a second piece by the Western Australia Museum, and the three remaining fragments are held by each of the finders (at least after it was discovered in 1968).
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1 valid mineral.
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| ⓘ 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' 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 | |||
| ⓘ | '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
- Western Australia
- Kambalda Nickel Metallogenic ProvinceGeologic Province
- West Australian ElementCraton
- Yilgarn CratonCraton
Australian PlateTectonic Plate
- West Australian Craton
- Eastern Yilgarn CratonCraton
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