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| Basic information | Name: Allan Hills A80126 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: ALHA80126 This meteorite may also be called Allan Hills 80126 (ALH 80126) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  34.5 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 6825 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 5(1):
Sample No.: ALHA80126 Location: Allan Hills Field No.: 1015 Weight (gms): 34.5 Meteorite Type: H6 Chondrite
Physical Description: Roberta Score Brownish black fusion crust covers all but one surface. The fracture surface has been moderately weathered. Chipping exposed a medium gray interior containing clasts. One particular clast is white and 1 x 1 cm in diameter. Other large clasts are also visible. Oxidation is scattered throughout but mainly as a discontinuous rind. Dimensions: 4.5 x 2 x 2 cm
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason Over most of the section chondritic structure is barely discernable, but one area shows well developed chondrules ranging up to 0.9 mm in diameter. The meteorite consists of olivine and pyroxene with minor amounts of nickel-iron, plagioclase, and troilite. Fusion crust bounds part of the section. Brown limonitic staining is present around metal grains. Microprobe analyses gave the following compositions: olivine, Fa19; pyroxene, Fs17; plagioclase, An12. The meteorite is classified as an H6 chondrite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 516: |
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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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