Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Allan Hills 84020

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Allan Hills 84020

Basic information

Name: Allan Hills 84020
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: ALH 84020
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1984
Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)]
Mass: 191.1 g

Classification
history:

Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter:	AMN 9(2)	(1986)	Aubrite
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 76	(1994)	Aubrite
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Aubrite
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Aubrite
Recommended:			Aubrite [explanation]

This is 1 of 78 approved meteorites classified as Aubrite. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, Aubrites, Enstatite achondrites, and Enstatite-rich meteorites

Writeup

Writeup from AMN 9(2):

See ALH 84009

Data from:
  MB76
  Table 2
  Line 986:

Origin or pseudonym:	Middle Western
Mass (g):	191.1
Class:	Aub
Weathering grade:	A/B
Fayalite (mol%):	0
Ferrosilite (mol%):	0
Comments:	83009 pairing group

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References:

Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 9(2) (1986), JSC, Houston
Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(76° 43'S, 159° 40'E)
Recommended::	(76° 52' 12"S, 158° 32' 16"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 33.5 km apart

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

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