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Reckling Peak 92400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak 92400 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKP 92400 Observed fall: No Year found: 1992 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 7.8 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 635 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 16(2):
Sample No.: RKP92400 Location: Reckling Peak Dimensions (cm): 2.5 x 1.9 x 1.8 Weight (g): 7.8 Meteorite Type: C2 chondrite
Macroscopic Description: Robbie Marlow Polygonally-fractured fusion crust cover 75% of the exterior of RKP92400. A small amount of evaporite deposit was noted. The interior matrix of this friable carbonaceous chondrite is dark gray with numerous small white inclusions.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Brian Mason The section shows a few chondrules, up to 0.9 mm across, irregular aggregates, and small mineral grains in a black matrix. The minerals are mainly olivine, with minor pyroxene. Olivine compositions are mostly near Mg2SiO4, with a few more iron-rich grains, up to Fa10. Pyroxene compositions range from Fsl to Fs3. The matrix appears to be mainly iron-rich serpentine. The meteorite is a C2 chondrite.
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References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 16(2) (1993), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44400 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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