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| Basic information | Name: Allan Hills A80105 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: ALHA80105 This meteorite may also be called Allan Hills 80105 (ALH 80105) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  445 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12281 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 4(2):
Sample No.: ALHA80105 Location: Allan Hills Field No.: 1066 Weight (gms): 445.1 Meteorite Type: L6 Chondrite
Physical Description: Carol Schwarz This sample is not a complete specimen. It has no fusion crust except for 2 or 3 small spots that may be remnant fusion crust. Some ~3 mm chondrules are visible. Several linear fractures which are heavily weathered are present and are similar to those in ALHA80101 and 80103. The interior is gray with oxidation halos and metal flecks. A discontinuous 2 mm thick weathering rind is present. Dimensions: 12 x 6.5 x 3.5 cm.
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason Polished thin sections of ALHA80103, 80105 are identical in texture, mineral compositions, and degree of weathering with ALHA80101, indicating that these three specimens are pieces of a single meteorite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 496: |
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 4(2) (1981), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 43840 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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