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| Basic information | Name: Lewis Cliff 88617 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LEW 88617 Observed fall: No Year found: 1988 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  3.2 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 98 approved meteorites classified as L3.5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Field number: 5525 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 15(2):
Sample No.: LEW88617 Location: Lewis Cliff Field Number. 5625 Dimensions (cm): 1.9 x 1.1 x 1.1 Weight (g): 3.2 Meteorite Type: L3 chondrite
Macroscopic Description: Robbie Marlow, LEW88617 is approximately 75% covered with dull black fusion crust. Interior matrix is medium gray and there are areas of heavy oxidation. Several millimeter-sized light and dark inclusions are visible.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Brian Mason The section shows numerous chondrules and chondrule fragments, up to 1.8 mm across, in a dark matrix containing little nickel-iron and troilite. Weathering is extensive, with brown limonitic staining throughout the section. Microprobe analyses show olivine and pyroxene of variable compositions: olivine, Fa2-44, mean Fa22 (CV FeO is 41); pyroxene, Fs1-14. The meteorite is classified as an L3 chondrite (estimated L3.5).
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| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 4458: |
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 15(2) (1992), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44547 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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