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| Basic information | Name: Lewis Cliff 86002 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LEW 86002 Observed fall: No Year found: 1986 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  32.6 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 218 approved meteorites classified as Eucrite-br. [show all] Search for other: Achondrites, Eucrites, and HED achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Field number: 2361 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 10(2):
Sample No.: LEW86002 Location: Lewis Cliff Weight (g): 32.6 Field No.: 2361 Dimensions (cm): 5 x 2 x 2.5 Meteorite Type: Eucrite (Unbrecciated)
Macroscopic Description: Roberta Score This oblong shaped basaltic achondrite is mostly covered with thin black fusion crust. Equal parts of mafic and non-mafic material makes up the interior. No large or distinct inclusions were exposed. Some oxidation is present.
Thin Section (,5) Description: Brian Mason The section shows an ophitic intergrowth of pyroxene and plagioclase (plagioclase laths up to 0.7 mm long). Pyroxene compositions range from Wo3Fs61 to Wo37Fs31, with fairly uniform En content. Plagioclase composition is An90. The meteorite is an unbrecciated eucrite. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 3045: |
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 10(2) (1987), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 43700 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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