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Reckling Peak A80203 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak A80203 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKPA80203 This meteorite may also be called Reckling Peak 80203 (RKP 80203) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 3.8 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 6775 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 5(1):
Sample No.: RKPA80203 Location: Reckling Peak Field No.: 1093 Weight (gms): 3.8 Meteorite Type: H6 Chondrite
Physical Description: Roberta Score Thin fusion crust remains on this small specimen. There is nothing unweathered remaining on this stone. Dimensions: 2 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason Chondritic structure is barely perceptible, the sparse chondrules tending to merge into the granular aggregate of olivine and pyroxene, with minor plagioclase, nickel-iron, and troilite. Weathering is extensive, with numerous thin limonite veinlets throughout the section. The meteorite appears to have been considerably fractured and the minerals partly granulated. Microprobe analyses give the following compositions: olivine, Fa19; orthopyroxene, Fs17; plagioclase, An12. The meteorite is classified as an H6 chondrite. Stone is paired with RKPA80206, 80208, 80211, 80213, 80214, 80221, 80231, 80254, 80255, 80262, 80265, and 80266. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 5391: |
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References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 5(1) (1982), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44400 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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