THE TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, METEORITES

Authors
MCCOY TJ EHLMANN AJ KEIL K
Citation
Tj. Mccoy et al., THE TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, METEORITES, Meteoritics, 30(3), 1995, pp. 348-351
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Meteoritics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00261114
Volume
30
Issue
3
Year of publication
1995
Pages
348 - 351
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-1114(1995)30:3<348:TTCTM>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Studies of 52 specimens recovered from the find site of the original T ravis County meteorite reveal the presence of two distinct meteorites. Travis County (a), which includes the original Travis County meteorit e. is the more abundant meteorite and is classified as an H5(S4) shock -blackened chondrite. Travis County (b) is classified as an H4(S2) cho ndrite with rare chondritic clasts of H group parentage, indicating th at the meteorite is a breccia.