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Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak 14003 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKP 14003 Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: Antarctica [Collected by Korean Expedition for Antarctic Meteorites (KOREAMET)] Mass: 231 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H3. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comments: | Approved 23 Apr 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Reckling Peak 14003 (RKP 14003) 76°12.744’S, 158°32.205’E Antarctica Find: 2014 Nov 10 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3) Petrography: The section shows sharply defined chondrules (~0.4 mm in average) with some glassy mesostasis. Metal abundance is ~13 vol%. The section appears to be brecciated. Geochemistry: Olivine composition is Fa0.4-36.4; low-Ca pyroxene is Fs15.5-40.6Wo0.3-2.7. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB107 Table 0 Line 0: |
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Institutions and collections |
KOPRI: Korea Polar Research Institute,
26 Songdomirae-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, Korea,
406-840, South Korea; Website (institutional address; updated 20 Dec 2014) |
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 107, MAPS 55, 460-462
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is 1 of 45041 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3472 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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