Detailed information
Species
Olivine - Hypersthene Chondrite
Dimensions
25 x 33 x 7
mm
Weight
7 g
Locality
Laundry West meteorite Nullarbor Region Western Australia, Australia
Condition
No recorded repairs
The Laundry West Meteorite is an L4 Ordinary Chondrite found in March 1967 at six miles NW of Laundry Rockhole, 25 miles N of Madura on the road to Loongana station on the Trans-Australian Railway, Western Australia. As a very large thumbnail-sized cut and polished slice, this 7 g sample shows the features of this rare occurrence very well, including remarkably angular (for a meteorite) outer edges, but this is documented online. The original find is recorded at less than 201.9 g in weight making this a significant piece. Ex David Baker Collection.