Millbillillie (meteorite) explained

Millbillillie
Type:Achondrite
Clan:HED meteorites[1]
Lat Long:-26.45°N 142°W
Observed Fall:Yes
Fall Date:1960-10
Found Date:1970
Strewn Field:Yes
Image2 Caption: oriented specimen of the Millbillillie eucrite meteorite.

Millbillillie is a meteorite named after the cattle station in Western Australia on which it fell in October 1960. It is classified as a eucrite achondrite, a kind of stony meteorite.

History

A fireball was observed "with sparks coming off it" by two stationworkers while they were opening a gate in the boundary fence on a track between Millbillillie and Jundee cattle stations. The object fell on a plain to the north. No search was made at the time but in 1970 and 1971 locals found two stones; Aboriginals have found others since. The largest stone weighed . It and a smaller one of are held by the Western Australian Museum.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Millbillillie. Meteoritical Bulletin Database. Meteoritical Society. 7 January 2013.