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| Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak A79014 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKPA79014 This meteorite may also be called Reckling Peak 79014 (RKP 79014) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1979 or 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  77.7 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 11568 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [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.: RKPA79014 Location: Reckling Peak Field No.: 1203 Weight (gms): 77.7 Meteorite Type: H5 Chondrite
Physical Description: Roberta Score Sample is totally covered with a black fusion crust. Several cracks penetrate the sample. The interior is mainly weathered with only a small area being un-weathered and light gray in color. Dimensions: 4 x 3 x 3.5 cm.
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason Chondritic structure is well developed, with chondrules ranging from 0.3-1.2 mm across. The chondrules are set in a granular matrix, which consists largely of olivine and pyroxene, with minor amounts of nickel-iron and troilite. Fusion crust, up to 0.5 mm thick, rims part of the section. Considerable weathering is indicated by red-brown limonite filling voids in the fusion crust and by limonitic staining around nickel-iron grains. Microprobe analyses give the following compositions: olivine, Fa18; pyroxene, Fs16. The meteorite is classified as an H5 chondrite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 5387: |
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 4(1) (1981), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44547 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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