Volume 36 No. 1 – February 2013
Table 2. Newly Classified Meteorites Listed by Type
Achondrites
Sample Number | Weight (g) | Classification | Weathering |
Fracturing |
%Fa |
%Fs |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIL 11099 | 6.9 | DIOGENITE | B | B | 30-48 | ||
MIL 11197 | 39.3 | DIOGENITE | B | A/B | 28-29 | ||
MIL 11201 | 30.1 | DIOGENITE | A/Be | A | 30-48 | ||
MIL 11041 | 42.0 | EUCRITE (BRECCIATED) | A/B | A/B | 25-62 | ||
MIL 11291 | 102.1 | EUCRITE (BRECCIATED) | A/B | A | 25-62 | ||
MIL 11292 | 40.3 | EUCRITE (BRECCIATED) | A/B | A | 28-62 | ||
LAP 10060 | 31.0 | HOWARDITE | A | A/B | 24-60 | ||
MIL 11294 | 3.8 | HOWARDITE | A/B | A | 32-60 | ||
MIL 11296 | 74.2 | HOWARDITE | A/B | A/B | 15-47 |
Carbonaceous Chondrites
Sample Number | Weight (g) | Classification | Weathering |
Fracturing |
%Fa |
%Fs |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BUC 10933 | 486.0 | CR2 CHONDRITE | B/Ce | A/B | 3-7 | 1-3 | |
MIL 11097 | 69.6 | CV3 CHONDRITE | Be | A/B | 0-94 | 48 |
Chondrites - Type 3
Sample Number | Weight (g) | Classification | Weathering |
Fracturing |
%Fa |
%Fs |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DOM 10597 | 47.5 | L3 CHONDRITE | B | B | 3-41 | 4-20 |
E Chondrites
Sample Number | Weight (g) | Classification | Weathering |
Fracturing |
%Fa |
%Fs |
|
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LAP 10130 | 352.6 | EL6 CHONDRITE | Be | A | 0-1 |