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| Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak A80231 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKPA80231 This meteorite may also be called Reckling Peak 80231 (RKP 80231) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  238 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6147 approved meteorites (plus 5 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.: RKPA80231 Location: Reckling Peak Field No.: 1267 Weight (gms): 238.1 Meteorite Type: H6 Chondrite
Physical Description: Roberta Score Two small patches of dull black fusion crust remain on this weathered and fractured stone. No unweathered material was exposed when the sample was chipped. Dimensions: 7 x 5 x 3 cm.
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason Chondritic structure is poorly defined, the chondrules tending to merge with the granular groundmass, which consists largely of olivine and pyroxene, with minor amounts of nickel-iron, plagioclase, 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 mineral compositions: olivine, Fa18; orthopyroxene, Fs16; plagioclase, An12. The meteorite is classified as an H6 chondrite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 5418: |
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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 40719 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 4494 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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