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Queen Alexandra Range 93744 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Queen Alexandra Range 93744 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: QUE 93744 Observed fall: No Year found: 1993 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 7.7 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 39 approved meteorites classified as CVred3.6. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 3), CV chondrites, and CV-CK clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Field number: 8246
Revised 27 Mar 2024: Reclassified in AMN 46(1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 18(2):
This carbonaceous chondrite has 50% of its exterior covered with frothy black fusion crust. Some rust-colored areas are visible on the exterior. The interior is dark-brown to black in color, fine-grained with abundant oxidation scattered throughout. Some small light-gray inclusions are visible. Thin Section (,2) Description: Brian Mason | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB79 Table 2 Line 1306: |
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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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