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Derrick Peak A78007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Derrick Peak A78007 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: DRPA78007 This meteorite may also be called Derrick Peak 78007 (DRP 78007) in publications. Observed fall: No Year found: 1978 Country: Antarctica [Collected jointly by ANSMET (US) and NIPR (Japan)] Mass: ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 140 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.: DRPA78007 Location: Derrick Peak Field No.: 338 Weight (gms): 11800.0 Meteorite Type: Iron
Physical Description: The B surface of the meteorite was in contact with the ground at the time of recovery. This surface (B) is severely weathered and several millimeters of brown powder, hydrous iron oxides and soil (?) are present and completely mask the appearance of the original surface. The meteorite is extremely irregular with regmaglypts as deep as 3 to 4 cm. Where unoxidized the meteorite is dark metallic brown. Silvery laths (schreibersite?), ~1 cm long, are scattered over the surface of the meteorite. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Data from: MB76 Table 2 Line 1435: |
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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 40719 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 4494 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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