Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Lewis Cliff 87285

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Lewis Cliff 87285

Basic information

Name: Lewis Cliff 87285
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: LEW 87285
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1987
Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)]
Mass: 0.5 g

Classification
history:

Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter:	AMN 15(1)	(1992)	E3
	AMN 17(1)	(1994)	E3-an
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 76	(1994)	E3-an
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	E3-an
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	E3-an
Recommended:			E3-an [explanation]

This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites classified as E3-an. [show all]
Search for other: Enstatite chondrites, Enstatite chondrites (type 3), and Enstatite-rich meteorites

Comments:

Field number: 4791

Writeup

Writeup from AMN 15(1):

See LEW 87057

Data from:
  MB76
  Table 2
  Line 3849:

Origin or pseudonym:	South Lewis Cliff
Mass (g):	0.5
Class:	E3 an
Fayalite (mol%):	¾
Ferrosilite (mol%):	0-16
Comments:	87057 pairing group

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References:

Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 15(1) (1992), JSC, Houston
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(84° 17'S, 161° 5'E)
Recommended::	(84° 20' 47"S, 161° 19' 18"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 7.5 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 43856 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)

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