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| Basic information | Name: Hughes 030 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 1991 Country: Australia Mass:  100 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 21 approved meteorites classified as R3-6. [show all] Search for other: Rumuruti chondrites, Rumuruti chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 82:
Hughes 030 South Australia, Australia Found 1991 July Rumuruti-group chondrite (R3-6) An 18.3 g end-cut in the collection of R. Bartoschewitz, originally thought to be paired with Hughes 021 (L3), was recently recognized to be a new meteorite. The original mass was probably near 100 g. Classification and description (Bischoff et al., 1998): a brecciated R chondrite consisting of fragments of various petrologic types (3–6) in a fine-grained matrix; olivine mainly Fa39–41 except in R3 clasts, Fa1–61; pyroxene is Ca-rich, Fs10–12Wo45–48; spinel contains 4–6 wt% TiO2; O isotopes in R chondrite field. Specimens: main mass with unknown finder; 25 g (under the name Bluebush Ridge), Haag; 18 g, Bart. | ||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB82 Table 2 Line 5: |
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| Institutions and collections |
Bart: Bartoschewitz Meteorite Laboratory, Weiland 37, D-38518 Gifhorn, Germany; Website (private address; updated 30 Nov 2019) Haag: Robert Haag, P.O. Box 27527, Tucson, AZ 85726, United States; Website (private address) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 82, MAPS 33, A221-A240 (1998)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 235 approved meteorites from South Australia, Australia (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 4 impact craters) This is 1 of 704 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 45 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Bluebush Ridge (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||