[3] In 1911 an iron meteorite fragment of 112 g was found by Harry Kent, foreman in charge of camels for the Western Australian survey of the transcontinental railway route, at 31°1′S 127°23′E / 31.017°S 127.383°E / -31.017; 127.383, on Premier Downs station on the Nullarbor Plain.

In 1962 a small iron meteorite of 108 g with similar characteristics was found near Loongana railway station by a rabbit trapper named Harrison.

[4] In 1965 three small iron fragments (94.1 g, 45 g, 38.8 g) were found by Bill Crowle of the Geological Survey of Western Australia 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) north of Mundrabilla Siding on the Trans Australian Railway at 30°45′S 127°30′E / 30.750°S 127.500°E / -30.750; 127.500.

[9] The meteorite is 65-75% iron-nickel, including 35% by volume of troilite (iron sulphide), with inclusions of schreibersite, graphite and silicates, mainly olivine, pyroxene and potassium-rich plagioclase.

[14] In March 2018 it was reported that evidence of tiny traces of low temperature superconductivity was found in the 12.4-tonne (27-thousand-pound) main mass of the Mundrabilla meteorite.

The significance is that the scientists validated their technique for searching for naturally occurring superconductors, and meteorites are a good starting point.