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| Basic information | Name: Sleeper Camp 026 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: No Year found: 2005 Country: Australia Mass:  150 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11543 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Approved 30 Apr 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 100:
Sleeper Camp 026 30°10’25"S, 126°26’04"E Western Australia, Australia Found: 2005 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L6) History: A single stone was found in the Sleeper Camp area of the Nullarbor Region. Physical characteristics: (A. W. R. Bevan, WAM): Rounded, slightly conical stone, with a maximum dimension of 5 cm is covered by fusion crust. Petrography: (A. W. R. Bevan, WAM): Microscopically, the meteorite contains barely discernible chondrules set in a recrystallized, iron-stained matrix. Large grains (>50 µm) of plagioclase are partially converted to maskelynite. Olivine shows mosaicism, and closely spaced planar fractures and deformation features. Metal includes kamacite and taenite. Accessory minerals include troilite and chromite. Geochemistry: (A. W. R. Bevan and P. J. Downes, WAM) Mineral compositions as determined by EMP: olivine Fa25.7; low-Ca pyroxene Fs21.9Wo1.5; kamacite Ni=6.21 Co=0.96 (all wt%); chromite Cr# 86.9. Classification: Ordinary chondrite (L/LL6); S4/5; W2. Specimens: Main mass and one thin section at WAM. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB100 Table 1 Line 1900: |
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| Institutions and collections |
WAM: Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Western Australian Museum. Locked Bag 49, Welshpool DC, Western Australia 6986, Australia; Website (institutional address; updated 18 Oct 2011) |
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 100, MAPS 49, E1-E101 (2014)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 346 approved meteorites from Western Australia, Australia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 11 impact craters) This is 1 of 715 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 45 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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