Meteorites in Adelaide

[Bigjilm]

Does anyone know where I can go and find meteors in the Adelaide area?

 

[headbut]

Hi Bigjilm . check out below links, should be able to find most known impact sites.I could say that none are known in Adelaide , but further up in the dersert is a hot spot. Keep in mind each state has laws on who owns them. In WA the state owns them , not sure about SA.

Cheers Paul

http://australianmuseum.net.au/Meteors-and-Meteorites
http://sa.apana.org.au/~paulc/lorecraters.html

 

[Bigjilm]

Thanks for the info found out there's a crater not fAr from mount Crawford here in Adelaidestill would like to find out if you can go there and look find or keep

 

[loamer]

Name State Diameter Age (years) Coordinates
Acraman South Australia 90 km about 590 million 321S 13527E
Crawford South Australia 8.5 km > 35 million 3443S 1392E
Flaxman South Australia 10 km > 35 million 3437S 1394E
Mount Toondina South Australia 4 km < 110 million 2757S 13522E

 

[Bigjilm]

Cheers need to get the GPS out nowcan you take what you find??

 

[loamer]

From the Museum of Victoria.

Are meteorites protected?
Federal laws protect meteorites found in Australia and it is an offence to export one without a permit. In Western Australia and South Australia legislation means that meteorites are the property of the Government and must be lodged with an appropriate Museum. In other States, the finder is able to keep a meteorite.

This is their advice and they will even check what you find over here for you. Check with the SA Museum and they may be able to help.

 

[Bigjilm]

Thanks

 

[Guest]

Cheers need to get the GPS out nowcan you take what you find??

You can take it, just don't get caught, as with everything else in SA, it belongs to the government, therefore, you find they take.

 

[Bigjilm]

Bastards

 

[Sachabill]

Bigjilm! if you found some hit places of Meteorites in Adelaide... please share snaps of these places..

 

[Dughug]

G'day Bigjilm,

the Mt Crawford impact site whilst it can be accessed is very overgrown and wooded, easy to miss unless shown where it is. The local Gem & Mineral Club had pencilled in this location for a field trip but moved locations to a site with easier access & more interesting finds.

You might be interested in this site which has info regarding the movable cultural heritage act & it's effect on meteorites found in Australia.

http://www.meteorites.com.au/found.html

 

[PhatGeology]

Legend mate this is something that hasnt even been thought of by me to go and fossick for... a little piece of meteorite would be great to add to the collection lol if i could find any

 

[Outback]

Our laws regarding collecting meteorites in Australia have Wrecked the science of actual fall locations .
Many who find them now say NSW because in that State ~ they belong to the finder .

Stupid legislation has created a situation that has now corrupted so many finds , just crazy
One of the best places on earth to search for meteorites is the Nullarbor Plains ' but being in both SA & WA all meteorites belong to the State .

The other crazy situation is that a any rock found is not a meteorite until officially classified , that means they can be sent offshore as a mineral specimen to be reborn after classification

Sad that we have such laws isn't it 8.(