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Queen Alexandra Range 93544 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Queen Alexandra Range 93544 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: QUE 93544 Observed fall: No Year found: 1993 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 3.3 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 81 approved meteorites classified as Pallasite. [show all] Search for other: Metal-rich meteorites, Pallasites | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Field number: 8123 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 18(2):
The fusion crust on this pallasite is polished and weathered and covers eighty percent of the exterior surface. The specimen has an irregular shape and some yellow crystals are visible on the exterior. The interior consists of metal with some clear white and yellow minerals. A minor amount of evaporite deposit is present.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Brian Mason | ||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB79 Table 2 Line 1109: |
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References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 18(2) (1995), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 79, MAPS 31, A161-A174 (1996)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44543 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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