Name: Queen Alexandra Range 93586 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: QUE 93586 Observed fall: No Year found: 1993 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: 0.76 g
1.2 x 0.9 x 0.4; 1.5 x 0.8 x 0.4; 2.7 x 2.1 x 1.7; 1.0 x 0.8 x 0.4
Weight (g):
0.9; 1.5; 24.3; 0.8
Meteorite Type:
Mesosiderite
Macroscopic Description: Carol Schwarz and Robbie Marlow These weathered, small, angular fragments contain little or no fusion crust and have a dark red-brown color. The smallest two fragments, QUE93517 and 93586, are now entirely embedded in epoxy.
Thin Section (QUE93517,1; 93575,2; 93584,2; 93586,1) Description: Brian Mason Microprobe analyses of these sections show a wide range of pyroxene compositions (Fs14-57). The meteorites are classified as mesosiderites. They are very similar to the larger mesosiderite QUE86900 (Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 10(2), 1987), with which they are probably paired.
0.76 g