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| Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak A80223 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKPA80223 This meteorite may also be called Reckling Peak 80223 (RKP 80223) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  25.1 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11567 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 5(1):
Sample No.: RKPA80223 Location: Reckling Peak Field No.: 1301 Weight (gms): 25.1 Meteorite Type: H5 Chondrite
Physical Description: Roberta Score Weathered fusion crust covers one surface of this meteorite. The remainder of the stone is highly weathered. No unweathered material was exposed when the sample was chipped. Dimensions: 3.5 x 2.5 x 2 cm
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason Chondritic structure is moderately well developed, but is obscured by extensive fracturing. The chondrules are set in a matrix of olivine and pyroxene, with minor amounts of nickel-iron and troilite, and a little plagioclase. Traces of fusion crust are present along one edge of the section. Red-brown limonite occurs as veinlets throughout the section. Microprobe analyses give the following compositions: olivine, Fa18; pyroxene, Fs16; plagioclase, An12. The meteorite is classified as an H5 chondrite. It may be paired with RKPA80220. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 5410: |
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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 44543 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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