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| Basic information | Name: Allan Hills A81008 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: ALHA81008 This meteorite may also be called Allan Hills 81008 (ALH 81008) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1981 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  43.8 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 395 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-pmict. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 6(1):
Sample No.: ALHA81008 Location: Allan Hills Field No.: 1270 Weight (gms): 43.8 Meteorite Type: Polymict Eucrite
Physical Description: Roberta Score ALHA81008 is typical of the Allan Hills polymict eucrites. Dimensions: 5 x 3.5 x 3 cm.
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason This specimen is very similar to ALHA81006 and 81007 in texture and in mineral compositions, and can be tentatively paired with those meteorites. Microprobe analyses show a comparable range in mineral compositions: pyroxene, Wo2-20, En35-61, Fs32-59; plagioclase An80-93, mean An87. The meteorite is classified as a polymict eucrite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 531: |
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 6(1) (1983), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 43856 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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