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| Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak A80265 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKPA80265 This meteorite may also be called Reckling Peak 80265 (RKP 80265) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  7.8 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 5(1):
Sample No.: RKPA80265 Location: Reckling Peak Field No.: 1073 Weight (gms): 7.8 Meteorite Type: H6 Chondrite
Physical Description: Roberta Score This specimen consists of two pieces which do not fit together. Both are rounded and have fusion crust on all surfaces. The interior is totally weathered. Dimensions: 2.5 x 2 x 1 cm.
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason This specimen is essentially identical to RKPA80203 and several other H6 chondrites in the 1980 collection and are probably pieces of a single meteorite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 5452: |
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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 40719 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 4494 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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