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| Basic information | Name: Blue Eagle This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2006 Country: United States Mass:  70 g | ||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 34 approved meteorites classified as R3-6. [show all] Search for other: Rumuruti chondrites, Rumuruti chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||
| Comments: |
Approved 14 Jan 2008 Revised 4 Aug 2008: final writeup | ||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 93:
Blue Eagle 38°39.7'N, 115°31.10'W Blue Eagle Well, Railroad Valley, Nye County, Nevada, United States Find: March 2006 Rumuruti chondrite (R3-6) History: Discovered on a dry lakebed by Ralph Clary, while he was hunting meteorites. Physical characteristics: 31 minimally fusion-crusted fragments totaling 70 g were found. Petrography: (T. McCoy and L. Welzenback, SI). The sample is brecciated, with several 1-4 mm chondritic clasts of variable petrologic type. Approximately 50 vol% consists of well-defined chondrules (up to 1 mm, including PO, PP, BO, C, RP), mineral grains and chondritic fragments (mixed petrologic type up to 6) in a fine-grained silicate matrix. Minor, fine-grained Fe,Ti oxides and sulfides occur scattered throughout the meteorite. Mineral compositions and Geochemistry: Olivine and pyroxene grains were analyzed by EMP. Olivines are nearly homogeneous (Fa38±1.5, with a small tail of analyses down to Fa10) and pyroxenes exhibit a larger range (Fs5-31). Classification: Rumuruti chondrite (R3-6); moderate shock and minimal weathering (sulfides are well preserved). Type specimens: A 13.3 g sample and one thin section are deposit at SI. Main mass is located at TCU. Submitted by: L. Welzenback, SI. | ||||||||||
| Data from: MB93 Table 3 Line 2: |
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| Institutions and collections |
SI: Department of Mineral Sciences, NHB-119, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 16 Jan 2012) TCU: Oscar E. Monnig Collection, Department of Geology, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX 76129, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 24 Feb 2012) Clary: Ralph "Sonny" Clary, Las Vegas, NV 89131 , United States; Website (private address; updated 3 Jan 2010) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 93, MAPS 43, 571-632 (2008)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 158 approved meteorites from Nevada, United States (plus 4 unapproved names) This is 1 of 1896 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters) | ||||||||||
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