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| Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak A78003 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKPA78003 This meteorite may also be called Reckling Peak 78003 (RKP 78003) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1978 Country: Antarctica [Collected jointly by ANSMET (US) and NIPR (Japan)] Mass:  1276 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 3(1):
This text was reprinted from AMN 3(1) in AMN 4(1). In some cases, it may be an updated version from the original. Sample No.: RKPA78003 Location: Reckling Peak Field No.: Reckling Peak #3 Weight (gms): 1276.0 Meteorite Type: L6 Chondrite
Physical Description: This sample was found in Antarctica as two individual pieces, which fit together perfectly. All surfaces with the exception of 2 are covered with thin, dull black fusion crust. The surfaces devoid of fusion crust have weathered a deep reddish-brown, as have the two surfaces that fit together. The W butt end has a clast, ~1 cm in diameter, that appears to be troilite. Upon chipping the meteorite to obtain a suitable thermoluminescence sample, the interior of the specimen was exposed, revealing weathered surfaces composed of very dark gray and very light gray matrix material, possibly the result of weathering processes.
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason This thin section is indistinguishable from that of RKPA78001, both in texture and mineral composition. It contains maskelynite of similar variable composition, and includes a veinlet like that in RKPA78001, again with material tentatively identified as ringwoodite and majorite. The meteorite is an L6 chondrite. RKPA78003 and RKPA78001 are presumably pieces of a single meteorite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 5376: |
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 3(1) (1980), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44543 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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