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Lake Eliza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Lake Eliza This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2003 Country: Canada Mass: 340 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 11505 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 9 Feb 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 106:
Lake Eliza 53°48.5’N, 111°9.5’W Alberta, Canada Find: 2003 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H5) History: The single, 340 g specimen was found by Mr. Alan Zalaski of St. Paul, Alberta, on one of several meteorite/artifact hunting excursions on family farmland in one of the fields north, east, or south of Lake Eliza, Alberta, in the summer of 2003. Physical characteristics: The single, rectangular specimen has a reddish brown exterior, partial (~50%) fusion crust, and is cross-cut by numerous fractures. Petrography: Minor brecciation is present. Shock effects include veining. Weathering grade according to Zurfluh et al. (2016). Geochemistry: (C. Herd, UAb) Data obtained by EMP examination of carbon-coated thin section: Olivine Fa19.3±0.3 (n=31); Low-Ca Pyroxene Fs16.7±0.2Wo1.5±0.1 (n=19). Classification: Ordinary chondrite, H5. Petrologic type 5 based on well-delineated chondrules and plagioclase grain size (2-50 μm). Specimens: A 30.4 g specimen, including one thin section, is at UAb. Main mass is with the owner. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Data from: MB106 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
UAb: 1-26 Earth Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E3, Canada, Canada; Website (institutional address; updated 17 Oct 2011) |
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References: | Published in Gattacceca J., Bouvier A., Grossman J., Metzler K., and Uehara M. (2019) Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 106. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 54 in press.
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Statistics: This is 1 of 18 approved meteorites from Alberta, Canada (plus 3 impact craters) This is 1 of 67 approved meteorites from Canada (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 31 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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