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| Basic information | Name: David Glacier 92308 This is an official name for a relict meteorite. Relict meteorites are composed mostly of terrestrial minerals, but are thought to have once been meteorites. Note: evidence that this was once a meteorite may not have been critically evaluated. Abbreviation: DAV 92308 Observed fall: No Year found: 1992 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  1.7 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from AMN 17(1):
Sample No.: DAV92308 Location: David Glacier Dimensions (cm): 2.0 x 1.8 x 0.3 Weight (g): 1.7 Meteorite Type: Fusion crust (chondrite)
Macroscopic Description: Carol Schwarz This flat specimen consists mostly of fusion crust. One side is frothy while the opposite side is smooth and contains evaporite deposit. One or two light colored chondrules are present.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Brian Mason The section consists of black fusion crust with a single chondrule of granular olivine, 3.6 mm across. There is insufficient material to characterize this meteorite and it is reported as fusion crust (chondrite).
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 17(1) (1994), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 79, MAPS 31, A161-A174 (1996)
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