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Allan Hills A80127 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Allan Hills A80127 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: ALHA80127 This meteorite may also be called Allan Hills 80127 (ALH 80127) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 47.5 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [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.: ALHA80127 Location: Allan Hills Field No.: 1024 Weight (gms): 47.4 Meteorite Type: H5 Chondrite
Physical Description: Roberta Score Brownish-black fusion crust covers all but one surface of this meteorite. The fracture surface is weathered and rough in texture. Chondrules and clasts can easily be plucked out. The interior is light gray in color with some oxidation. Small dark inclusions are present. Dimensions: 4 x 3.5 x 2 cm
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason Chondrules are moderately abundant, and range up to 1.8 mm in diameter. They are set in a granular matrix of olivine and pyroxene, with minor amounts of nickel-iron and troilite, and a little fine-grained plagioclase. Fusion crust is present along one edge. Brown limonitic staining surrounds the metal grains. Microprobe analyses gave the following compositions: olivine, Fa18; pyroxene, Fs16. The meteorite is classified as an H5 chondrite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 517: |
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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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