THE YARLE-LAKES-001 METEORITE - A H5 CHONDRITE FROM SOUTH-AUSTRALIA

Authors
ZBIK M
Citation
M. Zbik, THE YARLE-LAKES-001 METEORITE - A H5 CHONDRITE FROM SOUTH-AUSTRALIA, Meteoritics, 29(2), 1994, pp. 222-286
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Meteoritics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00261114
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
222 - 286
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-1114(1994)29:2<222:TYM-AH>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
The Yarle Lakes 001 meteorite was a single stone of 913 g found approx imately 20 kin north of Watson, South Australia, in 1990 October. It c onsists of olivine (Fa18.7 +/- 0.4, n = 30), low-Ca pyroxene (Fs16.6 /- 0.2 Wo 1.2 + 0.4 , n = 15), feldspar, high-Ca pyroxene, metallic Fe -Ni and troilite. Based on texture and mineral chemistry, Yarle Lakes 001 is classified as a H5 chondrite of shock stage S3.