Meteorites in Adelaide

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Thanks for the info :) found out there's a crater not fAr from mount Crawford here in Adelaide;)still would like to find out if you can go there and look find or keep:)
 
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
 
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 said:
Cheers need to get the GPS out now:)can 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. :eek:
 
Bigjilm! if you found some hit places of Meteorites in Adelaide... please share snaps of these places..
 
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
 
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 :p
 
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 :rolleyes:
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 :eek:

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

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