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| Basic information | Name: Lewis Cliff 88328 This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: LEW 88328 Observed fall: No Year found: 1988 Country: Antarctica [Collected by US Antarctic Search for Meteorites program (ANSMET)] Mass:  43.1 g | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 51 approved meteorites classified as L3.7. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Field number: 6089 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from AMN 14(2):
Sample No.: LEW88328 Location: Lewis Cliff Field Number: 6089 Dimensions (cm): 3.9 x 3.4 x 2.1 Weight (g): 43.1 Meteorite Type: L3 chondrite
Macroscopic Description: Robbie Marlow. Smooth dark brown fusion crust covers approximately 80% of this otherwise extremely weathered stone.
Thin Section (,2) Description: Brian Mason The section shows abundant chondrules and chondrule fragments, up to 1.8 mm across, in a finely granular matrix of olivine and pyroxene with minor nickel-iron and troilite. Weathering is extensive, with brown limonitic staining and small patches of limonite throughout the section. Microprobe analyses show olivine and pyroxene of variable composition: olivine, Fa8-28, mean Fa20 (CV FeO is 22); pyroxene, Fs10-24. The variability of olivine and pyroxene compositions indicates type 3, and the small amount of nickel-iron L group, hence the meteorite is classified as an L3 chondrite (estimated L3.7).
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| References: | Published in Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter 14(2) (1991), JSC, Houston Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 76, Meteoritics 29, 100-143 (1994)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 44248 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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