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| Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak 92401 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKP 92401 Observed fall: No Year found: 1992 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  7 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 622 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 17(1):
Sample No.: RKP92401; 92402 Location: Reckling Peak Dimensions (cm): 2.5 x 1.8 x 1.5; 2.5 x 2.5 x 1.0 Weight (g): 7.0; 8.0 Meteorite Type: C2 chondrite
Macroscopic Description: Carol Schwarz Both of these specimens are very weathered. RKP92401 retains no fusion crust and its exterior has a greenish color, and numerous large fractures. The little remaining fusion crust on 92402 is thick and frothy. The interior of both of these samples is black with numerous small rusty white Inclusions.
Thin Section (RPK92401,2; 92402,2) Description: Brian Mason The sections are so similar that these meteorites are probably paired, and paired with RKP92400. The sections show a few chondrules, up to 1.2 mm across, irregular aggregates, and small mineral grains in a black matrix. The minerals are mostly olivine, with minor pyroxene. Olivine compositions are mostly near Mg2SiO4, with a few iron-rich grains. Pyroxene compositions range from Fs2 to Fs5. The meteorite is a C2 chondrite.
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 17(1) (1994), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 79, MAPS 31, A161-A174 (1996)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 43856 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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