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| Basic information | Name: Thiel Mountains 82400 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: TIL 82400 Observed fall: No Year found: 1982 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  221 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 8581 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 7(1):
Sample No.: TIL82400 Location: Thiel Mountains Field No.: 2751 Weight (gms): 220.8 Meteorite Type: L5 Chondrite
Physical Description: Carol Schwarz Meteorite has only a few patches of fusion crust remaining on it. The exterior is friable, has a rough texture and reddish-brown color, and numerous gray-green chondrules (1-3 mm diameter) are present. The interior is light gray with some oxidation. Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 5 cm
Petrographic Description: Brian Mason Chondrules are moderately abundant, and are set in a fine-grained granular groundmass, which consists largely of olivine and pyroxene, with minor amounts of nickel-iron and troilite. Weathering is limited to brown limonitic staining around metal grains. Microprobe analyses give the following compositions: olivine, Fa25; pyroxene, Fs21. The meteorite is classified as an L5 chondrite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 5464: |
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 7(1) (1984), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 43840 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Davis Escarpment (In NHM Cat) Moulton Escarpment (In NHM Cat) Thiel Mts. (From MetBase) | ||||||||||||||||||||