.826 grams HOPE CREEK ( class LL6 ) Chondrite METEORITE fragment found in Alaska

Description

Hope Creek
Basic information
Name:
Hope Creek
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation:
There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall:
No
Year found:
1998
Country:
United States
Mass:
9.83 kg
Classification
history:
NHM Catalogue:
(2000)
LL6
Meteoritical Bulletin:
(2000)
LL6
MetBase:
(2006)
LL6
Recommended:
LL6
This is 1 of 2695 approved meteorites classified as LL6.
Writeup
Hope
Creek
Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, USA
Found 1998 summer
Ordinary chondrite (LL6)
A 9.83 kg stone was found with a metal detector by Chris Shaw while he was prospecting for gold in a creek.  Classification and mineralogy (M. McGehee, G. Huss,
ASU
):  breccia; olivine, Fa
29
; pyroxene, Fs
20.7
; shock stage, S3 (light-colored clasts), S4 (dark-colored host); weathering grade, W2.  Specimens:  main mass, 5.74 k g, with finder
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