catalogue of western australian meteorite collections

Part Ill-Meteorites from Outside Australia
All but those marked with an asterisk are included in the Catalogue of Meteorites
(British Museum (Natural HistQry)-Prior & Hey, 1953) or PrinCiples of
Meteoritics (Krinov, 1960) in the case of Russian meteorites. .
ALFIANELLO
Stone, intermediate olivine-hypersthene-chondrite
Fall, 1883, February 16, 3 p.m., Brescia, Cremona, Italy, with deton~tion.
One mass, 228- kg.
This collection: not represented.
Other collections: University of Western Australia, one thin section.
BARBOTAN
Stone, veined grey chondrite
Fall, 1790, July 24, 9 p.D;1., at Barbotan, Gers, Landes, France, with detonation
and fireball in a shower.
Numerous masses, weight unknown.
This collection: not represented.
Other collections: University of Western Australia, one thin section.
BEAVER CREEK
Stone, crystalline spherical olivine-bronzite-chondrite
Fall, 1893, May 26, 3.30 p.m., at Beaver Creek, West Kootenay District, British
..Columbia, Canada.
One mass, 14·1 kg (31 lb.).
This collection: not represented.
Other collections: Universtty of Western Australia, one thin section.
BETHANY (Synonym: Gibeon) Iron, fine octahedrite (Of)
Find, 1899, Mukerop, near Bethany, Great Namaqualand, South-West Afri~a.
'This collection: W.A.M. No. 8629, one slice with etched face, 56 g.
BJURBOLE
Stone, spherical olivine-hypersthene-chondrite
Fall, 1899, March 12, 10.30 p.ni., at Bjurbole, Borga, Nyland, Finland.
One mass, fragmented, total weight 330 kg.
'This collection: W.A.M. No. 12275, two pieces, 138 g.
BLUFF
Stone, brecciated crystalline olivine-hypersthene-chondrite
Find, 1878, Fayette County, Texas, D.S.A.
One mass, 145 kg (320 lb.).
This collection: not represented.
Other collections: University of Western Australia, one thin section.
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