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| Basic information | Name: Allan Hills A77062 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: ALHA77062 This meteorite may also be called Allan Hills 77062 (ALH 77062) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1977 Country: Antarctica [Collected jointly by ANSMET (US) and NIPR (Japan)] Mass:  16.7 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 11372 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 4(1):
Sample No.: ALHA77062 Location: Allan Hills Field No.: 77122784 Weight (gms): 16.72 Meteorite Type: H5 Chondrite
Physical Description: Specimen is angular. Approximately 1/2 surface is covered with a thin, brownish-black fusion crust. A light to medium gray fracture surface comprises the remaining 50% of the meteorite's exterior surface. Iron oxide staining is on the fracture surface, but not to the extent that it obliterates the detection of chondrules and other inclusions. Irregular white inclusions, probably feldspar, approximately 2 cm in length are present. Near one of these inclusions is a 1/2 cm area devoid of weathered metal fragments. From field photographs it appears that the T surface was in contact with the ice. Maximum dimension of sample is approximately 2.75 cm.
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason This meteorite is similar in texture, mineral composition, and degree weathering to Allan Hills 77061 and 77064, which suggests that these three stones may be separate pieces of the same meteorite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 56: |
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 4(1) (1981), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44248 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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