Petrology and Mineral Chemistry of New Olivine-Phyric Shergottite RBT04262RBT04262 was found by the 2004-2005 ANSMET team at the Roberts Massif in Antarctica. It is paired with RBT04261 and is classified as an olivine-phyric shergottite. RBT04261 is 4.0 x 3.5 x 2.5 cm and 78.8 g, and RBT04262 is 6.5 x 5.5 x 3.5 cm and 204.6 g. Both were partially covered by a fusion crust [1]. Chemical analysis and mapping of this meteorite was performed using the Cameca SX100 electron microprobe at NASA Johnson Space Center.
Document ID
20080009608
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Extended Abstract
Authors
Dalton, H. A. (Rice Univ. Houston, TX, United States)
Peslier, A. H. (Jacobs Sverdrup Technology, Inc. Houston, TX, United States)
Brandon, A. D. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Lee, C.-T. A. (Rice Univ. Houston, TX, United States)
Lapen, T. J. (Houston Univ. Houston, TX, United States)