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| Basic information | Name: Allan Hills 84034 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: ALH 84034 Observed fall: No Year found: 1984 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  44.1 g | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 625 approved meteorites classified as CM2. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Revised 17 Nov 2007: Recommend type 2 instead of 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 8(2):
Sample No : ALH84034 Location: Allan Hills Weight (g): 44.1 Field No.: 2081 Dimensions (cm): 5 x 4 x 3 Meteorite Type: C2 Chondrite
Macroscopic Description: Carol Schwarz This specimen is black, fine-grained and similar to ALH83100. Small areas of reddish fusion crust remain. The interior is also black and fine-grained.
Thin Section (,4) Description: Glenn MacPherson See ALH84029 for description. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 999: |
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 8(2) (1985), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 43857 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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