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| Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak A80201 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKPA80201 This meteorite may also be called Reckling Peak 80201 (RKP 80201) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  813 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6825 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(2):
Sample No.: RKPA80201 Location: Reckling Peak Field No.: 1300 Weight (gms): 813.0 Meteorite Type: H6 Chondrite
Physical Description: Carol Schwarz This stone is completely covered with fusion crust except for a small corner on one surface (W). The fusion crust is black with brownish weathering spots and contains polygonal fractures. Another surface (N) contains several holes where something may have been plucked out. Minute amounts of white evaporite deposit are present in some of the polygonal fractures. When the meteorite was chipped, the gray interior with metal flecks and some oxidation halos was exposed. Dimensions: 12 x 6 x 5.5 cm.
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason Chondrules are sparse and poorly defined, tending to merge with the granular groundmass, which consists largely of olivine and pyroxene, with minor amounts of nickel-iron, plagioclase, and troilite. Minor limonitic staining is present around the nickel-iron grains. Microprobe analyses gave the following mineral compositions: olivine, Fa19; orthopyroxene, Fs16; plagioclase, An12. The meteorite is classified as an H6 chondrite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 5389: |
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 4(2) (1981), 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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