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| Basic information | Name: Allan Hills A80130 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: ALHA80130 This meteorite may also be called Allan Hills 80130 (ALH 80130) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  5.3 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
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.: ALHA80130 Location: Allan Hills Field No.: 1014 Weight (gms): 5.3 Meteorite Type: H6 Chondrite
Physical Description: Roberta Score The exterior of this stone is highly weathered with only two small patches of fusion crust remaining. The interior is nearly completely weathered except for a small (2 x 2 mm) area of medium gray material. Dimensions: 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason Chondrules are sparse and poorly developed, their borders merging with the granular groundmass, which consists largely of olivine and pyroxene, with minor amounts of plagioclase, nickel-iron, and troilite. Brown limonitic staining is pervasive throughout the section. Microprobe analyses gave the following compositions: olivine, Fa18; pyroxene, Fs16; plagioclase, An12; one grain of accessory merrillite was analyzed. The meteorite is classified as an H6 chondrite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 520: |
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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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