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| Basic information | Name: Allan Hills 84044 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: ALH 84044 Observed fall: No Year found: 1984 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  147.4 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 622 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.: ALH84044 Location: Allan Hills Weight (g): 147.4 Field No.: 1520 Dimensions (cm): 8 x 7 x 3.5 Meteorite Type: C2 Chondrite
Macroscopic Description: Carol Schwarz The meteorite is back, fine-grained, fractured, and similar to ALH83100. Only a few cm of reddish fusion crust remain on the specimen. The interior is black and fine-grained with some salt deposit present.
Thin Section (,4) Description: Glenn MacPherson See ALH84029 for description. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 1009: |
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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 43856 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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