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Buccleuch County, in South Australia. At Mount Gambier, the flash
from the meteor was bright enough to throw shadows. Many fragments
with a total weight of about 92 lbs were collected in the two week
search following its fall. The Karoonda is a very rare type of
meteorite known as a Carbonaceous meteorite. Carbonaceous
Chondrites, the most primitive of all meteorites, contain both
Chondrules and a high percentage of carbon, the carbon is considered
by most as the oldest unchanged material in the Solar System! This
meteorite was the first of the Karoonda Class Carbonaceous (CK). The CK
Class is very similar to both CO and CV class but has shock veins that
would suggest an impact. Analysis of the Karoonda meteorite found 23.86 %
total iron, a lot of metal for a Carbonaceous Class. Very little of this
important meteorite has made its way out of museums or universities
and its usually in dust or pebbles.
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