Millbillillie (meteorite)
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A 175 grams (6.2 oz) individual of the Millbillillie meteorite shower, a eucrite achondrite that fell in Australia in 1960. This specimen is approx. 6 centimetres (2.4 in) wide. Note the shiny black fusion crust with flow lines. The chip at lower right allows one to see the light-gray interior. The orange staining at top is a result of weathering, as these stones were not recovered until many years after they fell.
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| Type | Achondrite |
| Clan | HED meteorites |
| Group | Eucrite |
| Parent body | Possibly 4 Vesta |
| Country | Australia |
| Region | Millbillillie & Jundee Stations, Wiluna district, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 26°27′S 120°22′E / 26.450°S 120.367°ECoordinates: 26°27′S 120°22′E / 26.450°S 120.367°E |
| Observed fall | Yes |
| Fall date | 1960-10 |
| Found date | 1970 |
| TKW | 330 kilograms (730 lb) |
| Strewn field | Yes |
 77 grams (2.7 oz) oriented specimen of the Millbillillie eucrite meteorite. |
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Millbillillie meteorite is a meteorite named after the cattle station in Australia on which it fell in October 1960. It is classified as a eucrite achondrite, a kind of stony meteorite.
A fireball was observed "with sparks coming off it" by two stationworkers while they were opening a gate in the boundary fence on a track between Millbillillie and Jundee cattle stations. The object fell on a plain to the north. No search was made at the time but in 1970 and 1971 locals found two stones; Aboriginals have found others since. The largest stone weighed 20 kilograms (44 lb). It and a smaller one of 565 grams (19.9 oz) are held by the Western Australian Museum.
As of January 2013[update] pieces of Millbillillie were on sale for around US$22/g.
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