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Allan Hills A80108 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Allan Hills A80108 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: ALHA80108 This meteorite may also be called Allan Hills 80108 (ALH 80108) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 124.5 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 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 5(1):
Sample No.: ALHA80108 Location: Allan Hills Field No.: 1094 Weight (gms): 124.5 Meteorite Type: L6 Chondrite
Physical Description: Carol Schwarz The sample has no fusion crust. It is rough and weathered reddish brown and is similar to ALHA80101. Some light colored chondrules or clasts are visible. Chipping revealed a light gray interior with some oxidation halos and a dark gray weathering rind. Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 3.5 cm
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason The physical description indicated that this specimen may be paired with ALHA80101, and this is confirmed by the microscopic examination, which shows that it is an L6 chondrite identical with that meteorite in texture, mineral compositions, and degree of weathering. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 499: |
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References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 5(1) (1982), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44543 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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