Dunganville Meteorite, Greymouth, Grey District, West Coast Region, New Zealandi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Dunganville Meteorite | - not defined - |
| Greymouth | - not defined - |
| Grey District | District |
| West Coast Region | Region |
| New Zealand | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
42° 32' 59'' South , 171° 21' 0'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Köppen climate type:
Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dobson | 738 (2011) | 11.8km |
| Greymouth | 9,419 (2011) | 15.4km |
| Blackball | 321 (2011) | 21.1km |
| Gloriavale Christian Church | 570 (2017) | 29.5km |
| Barrytown | 225 (2012) | 33.4km |
The Dunganville meteorite is the ninth, and largest meteorite found in New Zealand up to the reference date (2016-mineral specimen museum Shantytown).
Ted Dowie of Greymouth was prospecting for gold and nephrite in a creek bed, 2 kilometres east north-east of the abandoned gold mining settlement of Dunganville. In January 1976 he located an unusual looking rock in the creek bed, which was subsequently proved to be a meteorite. A further search recovered 68 pieces of weathered crust.
It is a coarse octahedrite, class OG, chemical group 1. It weighs 50.2 kg, with dimensions 35 x 21 x 16 cms. The bulk of the material is held by the Canterbury Museum at Christchurch, with a lesser amount with the New Zealand Geological Survey.
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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical ElementsDetailed Mineral List:
| ⓘ Chromite Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ Iron Formula: Fe |
| ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ 'Plessite' |
| ⓘ Schreibersite Formula: (Fe,Ni)3P |
| ⓘ Taenite Formula: (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ Troilite Formula: FeS |
Gallery:
List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Iron | 1.AE.05 | Fe |
| ⓘ | var. Kamacite | 1.AE.05 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Taenite | 1.AE.10 | (Fe,Ni) |
| ⓘ | Schreibersite | 1.BD.05 | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Troilite | 2.CC.10 | FeS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Plessite' | - | |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| O | Oxygen | |
|---|---|---|
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| P | Phosphorus | |
| P | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron | Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Fe | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Fe | ⓘ Troilite | FeS |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Iron var. Kamacite | (Fe,Ni) |
| Ni | ⓘ Schreibersite | (Fe,Ni)3P |
| Ni | ⓘ Taenite | (Fe,Ni) |
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Dunganville Meteorite, Greymouth, Grey District, West Coast Region, New Zealand