CAMEL DONGA
Monomict Eucrite
Found January, 1984
Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia

This monomict breccia was found by Mrs. J. C. Campbell after she spotted a 503 g specimen from a moving vehicle while traveling cross-country. Eleven additional stones were recovered in July 1985 during a subsequent search of the site, located 200 m west of Camel Donga. Later search parties recovered more stones within the 1 km² area bringing the total known weight to over 2.92 kg.

Unlike other eucrites, Camel Donga is anomalous, in that it has a small quantity of iron, making it slightly responsive to a powerful magnet, such as an electro magnet or rare earth .

The pristine condition of these stones is evidence of a recent fall, and it is inferred from their shapes that a single fragmentation was followed by flight orientation of many of the individuals. The occurrence of regmaglypts, radial flow lines, and melt overflow is a common characteristic of many of the stones.

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