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Derrick Peak A78005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Derrick Peak A78005 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: DRPA78005 This meteorite may also be called Derrick Peak 78005 (DRP 78005) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1978 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 138 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB. [show all] Search for other: IIAB irons, Iron meteorites, and Metal-rich meteorites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writeup from AMN 2(1):
This text was reprinted from AMN 2(1) in AMN 4(1). In some cases, it may be an updated version from the original. Sample No.: DRPA78005 Location: Derrick Peak Field No.: 304 Weight (gms): 18600.0 Meteorite Type: Iron
Physical Description: Overall color of the meteorite is metallic brownish-black with some reddish-brow) due to the oxidation of the iron. The S half of the B surface was in contact with the ground at time of recovery. This surface (B) ranges in color from yellowish brown to reddish-brown. The specimen is irregular in shape, ~28 x 23 x 14 cm, and has many regmaglypts. The regmaglypts on the B surface have greater relief than those on the T surface. The W surface is smoother than the rest of the specimen. The B-S surface is partially covered by what appears to be an evaporite deposit. Several small laths of schreibersite (?) are present on the sample. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 1433: |
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References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 2(1) (1979), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 39173 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 5051 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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