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Reckling Peak A80266 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak A80266 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKPA80266 This meteorite may also be called Reckling Peak 80266 (RKP 80266) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1980 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 9.8 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 6826 approved meteorites (plus 6 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.: RKPA80266 Location: Reckling Peak Field No.: 1304 Weight (gms): 9.8 Meteorite Type: H6 Chondrite
Physical Description: Roberta Score Pitted fusion crust covers one surface while smooth fusion crust covers another. The rest of the stone has weathered to a deep reddish brown. The interior is mostly weathered, though a few inclusions are obvious in the less weathered areas. Dimensions: 3 x 2 x 1 cm
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason This specimen is an H6 chondrite identical in all respects to RKPA80203. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 5453: |
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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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