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| Basic information | Name: Reckling Peak 14005 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: RKP 14005 Observed fall: No Year found: 2014 Country: Antarctica [Collected by Korean Expedition for Antarctic Meteorites (KOREAMET)] Mass:  33.4 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 636 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 26 May 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 107:
Reckling Peak 14005 (RKP 14005) 76°15.954’S, 158°07.073’E Antarctica Find: 2014 Nov 16 Classification: Carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) Petrography: The section consists of relatively small chondrules (~16 vol %, ~<100 μm to ~1.6 mm in diameter, the average size of chondrule is ~300 μm) and matrix (~84 vol%). Single hibonite crystal is observed in matrix. Fe-Ni metal is very rare (<0.1 vol%). The section has abundant hydrated materials, mainly serpentine. The matrix occurs as fine-grained rims surrounding chondrules. Geochemistry: Olivine is Fa0.4-57.5; low-Ca pyroxene is Fs1.0-3.7Wo0.9-3.4. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 44547 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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