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| Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak A80230 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKPA80230 This meteorite may also be called Reckling Peak 80230 (RKP 80230) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  58.2 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 5(1):
Sample No.: RKPA80230 Location: Reckling Peak Field No.: 1399 Weight (gms): 58.2 Meteorite Type: H5 Chondrite
Physical Description: Roberta Score Dull black fusion crust covers most of this meteorite. Chipping revealed a 3 mm thick weathering rind. The interior material is light gray with many 1 mm sized darker inclusions. One end of the meteorite has an area of darker colored matrix which may be due to weathering. A large troilite grain (.5 cm in diameter) exists as a distinct chondrule. Dimensions: 4 x 4 x 2 cm
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason Chondrules are fairly abundant, ranging up to 0.9 mm across. They are set in a granular groundmass consisting largely of olivine and pyroxene, with minor nickel-iron and troilite and a little fine-grained plagioclase. Brown limonitic staining surrounds the nickel-iron grains. Traces of fusion crust are present along one edge. Microprobe analyses gave the following compositions: olivine, Fa18; pyroxene, Fs16; plagioclase, An12. The meteorite is classified as an H5 chondrite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 5417: |
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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 44547 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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