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| Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak A80219 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKPA80219 This meteorite may also be called Reckling Peak 80219 (RKP 80219) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  21.5 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 11471 approved meteorites (plus 6 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 5(1):
Sample No.: RKPA80219 Location: Reckling Peak Field No.: 1305 Weight (gms): 21.5 Meteorite Type: L6 Chondrite
Physical Description: Roberta Score This stone is totally covered with black fusion crust. A discontinuous weathering rind was exposed during chipping along with a light gray interior with lighter and darker colored inclusions. Dimensions: 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason Chondritic structure is barely perceptible, the sparse chondrules merging with the granular matrix, which consists of olivine and pyroxene, with minor amounts of plagioclase, nickel-iron, and troilite. Remnants of fusion crust rim part of the section. A minor amount of limonitic staining is present around metal grains. Microprobe analyses give the following compositions: olivine, Fa25; orthopyroxene, Fs21; plagioclase, An11; one grain of diopside was noted. The meteorite is an L6 chondrite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 5406: |
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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 40719 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 4494 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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