Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Allan Hills A78101

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Allan Hills A78101

Basic information

Name: Allan Hills A78101
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: ALHA78101
This meteorite may also be called Allan Hills 78101 (ALH 78101) in publications.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1978
Country: Antarctica [Collected jointly by ANSMET (US) and NIPR (Japan)]
Mass: 121.2 g

Classification
history:

Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter:	AMN 7(2)	(1984)	L6
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 76	(1994)	L6
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L6
NIPR Catalogue:	2000 Edition	(2000)	L6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12331 approved meteorites (plus 8 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Data from:
  MB76
  Table 2
  Line 325:

Origin or pseudonym:	Main icefield
Mass (g):	121.2
Class:	L6
Fayalite (mol%):	24
Ferrosilite (mol%):	21
Comments:	26Al=48±3

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References:

Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 7(2) (1984), JSC, Houston
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(76° 43'S, 159° 40'E)
Recommended::	(76° 43'S, 159° 40'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 43856 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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