Wedderburn meteorite explained

Wedderburn meteorite
Type:	Iron^[1]
Group:	IAB-sLH
Country:	Australia
Region:	Victoria
Lat Long:	-36.4333°N 181°W
Observed Fall:	No
Found Date:	1951

The Wedderburn meteorite is an iron meteorite discovered in 1951 near the town of Wedderburn in the state of Victoria, Australia.

In 2019 it was announced that edscottite, a mineral previously not found in nature, had been identified in a sample of the Wedderburn meteorite.^{[2] [3]} It is believed the mineral was created in the core of another planet.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wedderburn . The Meteoritical Society . 1 September 2019.
2. Web site: Mannix . Liam . This meteorite came from the core of another planet. Inside it, a new mineral . The Age . 31 August 2019 . 1 September 2019.
3. Ma . Chi . Rubin . Alan . Edscottite, Fe5C2, a new iron carbide mineral from the Ni-rich Wedderburn IAB iron meteorite . American Mineralogist . September 2019 . 104 . 9 . 1351–1355 . 10.2138/am-2019-7102 . 2019AmMin.104.1351M . 201724528 . 1 September 2019.
4. Web site: Rare meteorite contains a new mineral, never seen before in nature. Stuff. September 2019. en. 2019-09-02.
5. Web site: Scientists Confirm The Discovery of a Mineral Never Before Seen in Nature. Dockrill. Peter. ScienceAlert. en-gb. 2019-09-02.