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| Basic information | Name: Elephant Moraine 84302 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: EET 84302 Observed fall: No Year found: 1984 or 1985 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  59.6 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11 approved meteorites classified as Acapulcoite/Lodranite. [show all] Search for other: Acapulcoite-lodranite family, Primitive achondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 9(3):
Sample No.: EET84302 Location: Elephant Moraine Weight (g): 59.6 Field No.: 2195 Dimensions (cm): 4 x 3 x 2.5 cm Meteorite Type: Achondrite
Macroscopic Description,: Roberta Score The exterior of this stone is mostly covered with thin fusion crust. Medium-grained pyroxene, plagioclase and some scattered metal comprise the heavily oxidized interior of EET84302.
Thin Section (,3) Description: Brian Mason The section shows an anhedral granular aggregate (grain size 0.1-0.4 mm), consisting largely of olivine and orthopyroxene, with minor amounts of plagioclase, diopside, nickel-iron, and troilite. Weathering is extensive, with limonitic staining throughout the section. Microprobe analyses gave the following compositions: olivine, Fa5; orthopyroxene, Wo2Fs8; diopside, Wo42Fs3; plagioclase, An23. Texturally this meteorite is an achondrite. However, it resembles a silicate inclusion from an iron meteorite; inclusions with similar texture and mineral compositions have been described from several iron meteorites. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 1664: |
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 9(3) (1986), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44248 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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