Sample No.: RKPA80238

Location: Reckling Peak

Field No.: 1262

Weight (gms): 18.4

Meteorite Type: LL6 Chondrite

Physical Description: Roberta Score

Black fusion crust covers almost the entire stone except for the corners where the fusion has been spalled off. These areas are lightly to moderately weathered. One troilite grain (5 mm long) is obvious on the exterior surface. The interior is white in color with many angular dark gray to black colored clasts as large as 3 mm in dimension. The troilite grain mentioned earlier extends 3 mm into the interior of the meteorite, part of which is contained in the chip that was made into thin section. Sample is paired with RKPA80222 and RKPA80248. Dimensions: 3 x 2 x 1.5 cm

Petrographic Description: Brian Mason

Chondritic structure is barely discernable, the sparse chondrules tending to merge with the granular groundmass or are obscured by extensive brecciation throughout the section. The specimen consists largely of olivine and pyroxene, with minor plagioclase and troilite, and a little nickel-iron. A little brown limonitic staining is present around the metal grains. Fusion crust is present along one edge. Microprobe analyses gave the following compositions: olivine, Fa28; pyroxene, Fs23; plagioclase, An11. The meteorite is classified as an LL6 chondrite.