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| Basic information | Name: Lewis Cliff 88010 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LEW 88010 Observed fall: No Year found: 1988 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  7.1 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 130 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-unbr. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Field number: 6019 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 13(2):
Sample No. LEW88010 Location: Lewis Cliff Dimensions (cm): 3x1.5x1.3 Field Number: 6019 Weight (g): 7.1 Meteorite Type: Unbrecciated Eucrite
Macroscopic Description: Robbie Marlow Flowlines are visible in the fusion crust which covers this oblong eucrite. The interior shows an even distribution of mafic and non-mafic minerals. No individual clasts were revealed.
Thin Section (,3) Description: Brian Mason The section shows an ophitic intergrowth of pyroxene and plagioclase, with grain size 0.6-1.2 mm. Microprobe analyses show pyroxene compositions ranging from Wo1Fs55 to Wo30Fs33, with relatively uniform En content. Plagioclase composition ranges from An76 to An86, with a mean of An82. The meteorite is an unbrecciated eucrite.
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| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 3867: |
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 13(2) (1990), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 43857 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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