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| Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak 14006 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKP 14006 Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: Antarctica [Collected by Korean Expedition for Antarctic Meteorites (KOREAMET)] Mass:  22.6 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 703 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 14006 (RKP 14006) 76°16.344’S, 158°08.727’E Antarctica Find: 2014 Nov 16 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H3) Petrography: The section shows sharply defined chondrules (~70 vol%, average size of ~0.3 mm) with glassy mesostasis. Metal abundance is ~10 vol%. Geochemistry: Olivine is Fa0.5-39.9; low-Ca pyroxene is Fs4.1-42.7Wo0.1-5.3. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Statistics: This is 1 of 44248 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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