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| Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak A80246 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKPA80246 This meteorite may also be called Reckling Peak 80246 (RKP 80246) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  5.8 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites classified as Mesosiderite-an. [show all] Search for other: Mesosiderites, Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 5(1):
Sample No.: RKPA80246 Location: Reckling Peak Field No.: 1308 Weight (gms): 5.8 Meteorite Type: Mesosiderite
Physical Description: Roberta Score The heavily weathered exterior surfaces of this meteorite contains several large pyroxene crystals, as large as 5 mm in the longest dimension. Most of the crystals have three cleavage faces showing. Many of these clasts can easily be plucked out. Chipping this thin specimen did not expose any unweathered material. This specimen is paired with RKPA80229, RKPA80258, and RKPA80263. Dimensions: 3 x 1.5 x 1 cm
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason The section consists largely of-clasts of orthopyroxene, up to 4 mm across, seamed with veinlets of nickel-iron which has been extensively altered to red-brown limonite. Microprobe analyses show the pyroxene has essentially uniform composition, Wo2En74Fs24. The specimen is a weathered fragment of RKPA79015. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 5433: |
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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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