| MetSoc Home Publications Contacts |
|
||
|
||
| Reckling Peak A79003 | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak A79003 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKPA79003 This meteorite may also be called Reckling Peak 79003 (RKP 79003) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1979 or 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  182.2 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6826 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 4(1):
Sample No.: RKPA79003 Location: Reckling Peak Field No.: 1185 Weight (gms): 182.2 Meteorite Type: H6 Chondrite
Physical Description: Roberta Score Black fusion crust totally covers all surfaces of this semi-rounded stone. Small areas where the fusion crust has been plucked off reveal a reddish-brown matrix with many inclusions. Numerous attempts to obtain a fresh chip for thin sections failed. Several small exterior chips which may or may not be representative of this stone were obtained. The chips obtained look granular in texture and reddish-brown in color and contain fusion crust. Dimensions: 7 x 4.5 x 3.5 cm.
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason Chondrules are sparse and poorly defined, being barely distinguishable from the granular groundmass, which consists largely of olivine and pyroxene, with minor amounts of nickel-iron, plagioclase, and troilite. Weathering is indicated by moderate limonitic staining around metal grains, and some small areas of brown limonite. Microprobe analyses gave the following compositions: olivine, Fa18; pyroxene, Fs16; plagioclase, An12. The meteorite is classified as an H6 chondrite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 5381: |
|
||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalogs: |
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 4(1) (1981), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
| ||||||||||||||||||||
Geography:
|
Statistics: This is 1 of 44547 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Proximity search: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Also see: |
This lists the most popular meteorites among people who looked up this meteorite.
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revision history: |
This lists important revisions made to data for this record.
| ||||||||||||||||||||