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A.W.R. Bevan, E.M. Shoemaker, C.S. Shoemaker 
• WAM 13645 
N 
Figure 1 Location of Veevers crater and schematic map showing the distribution of meteorite fragments found bv 
E.M. and C.S. Shoemaker. 
13731-13762) in Figure 2. Fragments are weathered 
and possess variably thick (up to 1mm) rinds of 
terrestrial corrosion products around fresh metal. 
The total weight of the fragments is 298.1 g; 
individual fragments range in weight from < 0.1- 
36.3 g with a mass distribution skewed towards 
fragments in the range 2 - 8 g (Figure 3b). 
Fragments weighing more than 3 g are generally 
elongate and flattened in shape; the ratios (L/T) of 
their lengths (L) to maximum thicknesses (T) 
average 3 and range from 1.6 - 6.5. Fragments 
weighing more than 3 g have a mean thickness of 
8.6 mm (Figure 3a). 
Two fragments, one found to the north (WAM 
13645) and one found to the east (WAM 13761) of 
the crater, were cut along their long axes, then 
polished and micro-etched with 2% nital for 
metallographic examination. An additional- 
irregularly shaped fragment (WAM 13735), also 
found to the east of the crater, was cut 
perpendicular to a suspected grain boundary. 
METALLOGRAPHY AND STRUCTURAL 
CLASSIFICATION 
Microscopically, the fragments examined an 
composed essentially of single crystals of a-FeN 1 
(kamacite) that have been partially or completely 
