aHas anybody found another one?Meteorite. In 1959 Mr Jack Spinks was picking rocks from his paddock on "Selkirk" (now called "Skippy's") 2km west of Lismore.
One rock was very heavy and he took it to the School of Mines at Ballarat.
It is thought to be now at Melbourne University and a sample is at the museum, as in the photo below.It was analysed to be 91% iron, 8% nickel, 0.5%cobalt, and was declared to be a meteorite.
This was reported in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria on 29 July 1960. photos below.
Meteorite 17 cm across, 10kg weight.
Part is in the Melbourne museum geology display (above).
One rock was very heavy and he took it to the School of Mines at Ballarat.
It is thought to be now at Melbourne University and a sample is at the museum, as in the photo below.It was analysed to be 91% iron, 8% nickel, 0.5%cobalt, and was declared to be a meteorite.
This was reported in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria on 29 July 1960. photos below.
Meteorite 17 cm across, 10kg weight.
Part is in the Melbourne museum geology display (above).
