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Larkman Nunatak 06252
Basic information Name: Larkman Nunatak 06252
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: LAR 06252
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2006
Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)]
Mass:help 2.66 kg
Classification
  history:
Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter:  AMN 32(2)  (2009)  EH3
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 98  (2010)  EH3
Recommended:  EH3    [explanation]

This is 1 of 141 approved meteorites classified as EH3.   [show all]
Search for other: EH chondrites, Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 3), and Enstatite-rich meteorites
Comments: Approved 4 Sep 2009
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Writeup from AMN 32(2):
Sample Number LAR 06252
Pairing
Newsletter 32,2
Location Larkman Nunatak
Field Number 19010
Dimensions 13.0 x 11.5 x 8.0
Weight 2660.1
Original Classification EH3 Chondrite
Macroscopic Description - Cecilia Satterwhite
The exterior has a brown/black fusion crust with fractures penetrating the surface. Evaporites, chondrules/inclusions and rust are visible on the surface. The interior is a dark gray to black with abundant white inclusions. Some weathered areas are a brownish gray in color.
Thin Section (,2) Description - Cari Corrigan, Tim McCoy and Linda Welzenbach
The section shows an aggregate of chondrules (up to 2 mm), chondrule fragments, and pyroxene grains in a matrix of about 30% metal and sulfide. Chondrules contain moderate to small abundances of olivine. Weathering is modest, with staining of some enstatite grains and minor alteration of metal and sulfides. Microprobe analyses show the olivine is Fa1 and pyroxene is Fs1-4. Metal contains ~2.5 wt% Si. The meteorite is an EH3 chondrite.
Antarctic Meteorite Images for Sample LAR 06252
LAR 06252 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing Bottom View  LAR 06252 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing East View  LAR 06252 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing North View  LAR 06252 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing Pie Shot 
LAR 06252 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing Post Processing  LAR 06252 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing South View  LAR 06252 Meteorite Sample Photograph Showing West View  LAR 06252 Meteorite Thin Section Photo with 5x magnification in Plane-Polarized Light 
LAR 06252 Meteorite Thin Section Photo with 5x magnification in Plane-Polarized Light  LAR 06252 Meteorite Thin Section Photo with 5x magnification in Plane-Polarized Light  LAR 06252 Meteorite Thin Section Photo with 5x magnification in Reflected Light  LAR 06252 Meteorite Thin Section Photo with 5x magnification in Cross-Polarized Light 
Data from:
  MB98
  Table 2
  Line 40:
Mass (g):2660.1
Class:EH3
Weathering grade:Be
Fayalite (mol%): 1
Ferrosilite (mol%): 1.0-4
Classifier:SI
Type spec location:JSC, SI
Main mass:JSC
Comments:Fracturing A/B
Institutions
   and collections		 JSC: Mailcode XI, 2101 NASA Parkway, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 77058, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 28 Jul 2022)
SI: Department of Mineral Sciences, NHB-119, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560, United States; Website (institutional address; updated 16 Jan 2012)
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References: Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 32(2) (2009), JSC, Houston
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 98, MAPS 45, 1530-1551 (2010)
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Geography:

Antarctica
Coordinates:Unknown.

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 43857 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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