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| Basic information | Name: Allan Hills 84032 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: ALH 84032 Observed fall: No Year found: 1984 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  7.9 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 620 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 8(2):
Sample No : ALH84032 Location: Allan Hills Weight (g): 7.9 Field No.: 2020 Dimensions (cm): 3 x 2 x 1.5 Meteorite Type: C2 Chondrite
Macroscopic Description: Carol Schwarz This fragment is black, fine-grained and similar to ALH83100. The interior is also black and fine-grained with no distinguishing features.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Glenn MacPherson See ALH84029 for description. However, a rare grain of pyroxene (Wo4En94Fs2) and one refractory inclusion with relict spinel (MgAl2O4) were also found in ALH84032. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 997: |
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 8(2) (1985), 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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