Hamilton
text below from the Meteoritical Society database (with permission)
QMIG 277 gram specimen on the left, QMIG 23.3 gram specimen on the right
There appears to be a variety of lithologies and weathering grades amongst specimens and I'll see if I can repatriate and display pictures of these...
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DISCOVERY OF HAMILTON STONY METEORITE, AUSTRALIA Name: HAMILTON The place of fall or discovery: Hamilton Station, near Dirranbandi, Queensland, Australia; (φ = 28°29' S, λ = 148°15' E. Date of fall or discovery: FOUND, 1966. Class and type: STONY, veined olivine - hypersthene chondrite. Number of individual specimens: 1. Total weight: 68 kg. Circumstances of the fall or discovery: The meteorite almost buried by mud in flood-plain of the Balonne River. Main mass in University of New England. Source: Report of Dr. R. A. Binns (Armidale, Australia) in a letter, XI 15, 1967 |