Millbillillie

The Millbillillie meteorite was observed to fall about 1:00pm in October, 1960 by two men opening a gate in the boundary fence along the Millbillillie - Jundee Station track near Wiluna in Western Australia. An object "with sparks coming off it" was observed to fall into a Spinifex (grass) plain to their North. No search was initiated at the time, however later in 1970 and 1971 a relative and friend of one of the original witnesses found the first two stones. One weighing 20kg (Main Mass) which is now in the Western Australia Museum and a smaller 565g piece. Local Aborigines later found even more stones with a Total Known Weight now somewhere around 100kg - 300kg. Millbillillie has been classified as an Achondritic (Polymict) Eucrite and displays a beautiful rich black glassy fusion crust. Millbillillie stones have also picked up desert soil which clings tightly to the crust and is difficult to remove as can be seen in patches below. The specimen pictured below is an amazing oriented 10.35g individual displaying multiple lipping and flow lines in the 100% fresh fusion crust. This specimen is part of the Meteorites Australia Collection (MA.04.0045).

Millbillillie (Eucrite) - 10.35g Oriented Individual (MA.04.0045).

Millbillillie (Eucrite) - 10.35g Oriented Individual (MA.04.0045).

Millbillillie (Eucrite) - 10.35g Oriented Individual (MA.04.0045).

Millbillillie (Eucrite) - 10.35g Oriented Individual (MA.04.0045).

Millbillillie (Eucrite) - 10.35g Oriented Individual (MA.04.0045).