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Queen Alexandra Range 93723 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Queen Alexandra Range 93723 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: QUE 93723 Observed fall: No Year found: 1993 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 15.4 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 451 approved meteorites classified as Howardite. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, HED achondrites, and Howardites | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Field number: 8221 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 18(2):
Black patches of fusion crust cover thirty percent of the exterior of this achondrite. Areas without fusion crust are greenish gray and some small white inclusions are visible. The interior surface reveals a mottled gray color with abundant small white and dark inclusions. Minor oxidation is scattered throughout the sample. The white plagioclase inclusions are 1-2 mm in size. The darker inclusions are smaller. The meteorite has a medium grained texture.
Thin Section (,3) Description: Brian Mason | ||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB79 Table 2 Line 1285: |
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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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